Abstract: Coated synthetic resin lenses having a primer layer of a copolymer of an acrylic and/or methacrylic monomer and an aromatic vinyl compound between the base material and a cured abrasion resistant layer of colloidal silica and an inorganic anti-reflection coating are provided. The cured coat of colloidal silica has a particle diameter between about 1 and 100 millimicrons and is dispersed in a hydrolyzed silane compound. The organic primer coating improves adhesion properties between the base material and the cured abrasion-resistant layer resulting in coated lenses of improved impact resistance.

Abstract: A surface hard coating composition for a synthetic resin lens including:(A) at least one organic silicon compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group having from one to six carbon atoms or an organic group including vinyl, methacryloyloxy or an epoxy radical, R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon group having from one to four carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is a hydrocarbon or alkoxy alkyl group having from one to five carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom and l is 0 or one;(B) colloidal silica;(C) at least one poly functional epoxy compound; and(D) magnesium perchlorate.