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ZEISS FOR EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS

ZEISS DuraVision lens coatings

For harder, clearer and cleaner lenses.

Our goal is to craft the clearest, most durable lenses possible. We’re constantly innovating our lens coatings to enhance our premium lenses with features your customers will love.

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A women wearing clear spectacles with ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV, adding a subtle but distinctive golden reflex to the lenses.

ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV

The new gold standard in lens coatings.

The newest, most premium member of the ZEISS DuraVision coating family, DuraVision® Gold UV is setting a new benchmark. In fact, it’s establishing our new gold standard in lens coatings.

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Lens coatings for every purpose.

See how ZEISS DuraVision coatings can make glasses even better for all types of situations.

  • Premium anti-reflective coatings

    Great looks, greater clarity.

    An image of clear eyeglasses in a brown frame with the subtle golden hue of ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV.

    Premium anti-reflective (AR) coatings let more light enter the eye for clearer vision. They make lenses scratch and dirt-resistant – for a faster clean that lasts longer. Some, like our innovative ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV, add a subtle hue for an elevated look.

    • ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Silver UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Chrome UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Kids UV

  • Functional anti-reflective coatings

    Protect eyes from glare and blue light.
    Clear eyeglasses on a blue shiny surface.

    Some situations require more than just traditional AR coatings – like driving at night, dawn or dusk, or spending long hours looking at screens. These specialized coatings block specific wavelengths to effectively protect the eyes and reduce visual stress.

    • ZEISS DuraVision DriveSafe UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision BlueProtect UV

  • Coatings for sunglass lenses

    Add fashion and function.
    ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV lens coating on tinted sunglass lenses in Burgundy colour.

    Our lens coatings for sunglasses look as good as they perform. Available in premium colour and style options, they protect lenses and eyes from the elements. Your customers will enjoy these high-fashion, high-functionality options.

    • ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Sun UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Mirror UV
    • ZEISS DuraVision Flash UV

Put the finishing touch on every pair.

From scratch-resistance and more durability to cleaner, clearer vision – your customers will love how they see and look with DuraVision® lens coatings.


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  • Harder.

    Our coatings reach exceptionally high Bayer ratios – 
the industry standard for scratch resistance.1

  • Clearer.

    Our residual reflex designs transmit more light – 
making eyes more visible while providing sharp vision.

  • Cleaner.

    A super-slick top coat keeps lenses cleaner. The new CleanGuard™ technology in DuraVision® Gold UV makes cleaning up to three times faster.2

A split eyeglass lens with one side being clear and clean, featuring ZEISS DuraVision and one side with scratches covering the lens.
A split eyeglass lens with one side being clear and clean, featuring ZEISS DuraVision and one side with scratches covering the lens.

Make lenses as tough as can be.

We employ a special process to engineer our ZEISS DuraVision coatings. It uses multiple anti-reflective layers and ion bombardment to make each lens even more durable and scratch-resistant.

ZEISS DuraVision AR coatings reach exceptionally high Bayer ratios, the industry standard for rating scratch resistance.1 In other words, DuraVision® AR coatings keep lenses in better shape for longer.


Learn what makes ZEISS coatings so resistant

What makes ZEISS coatings so durable?

More layers, more durability.

We have 80 years of expertise in developing lens coatings. Our process uses a thermally-cured hard coat to improve stability with the AR coating. The hard coat then undergoes ion bombardment to enhance adhesion. Multiple ultra-thin layers of metal and ceramic oxides are then deposited to create very densely packed layers. The result: superior scratch resistance.

CGI of ultra-thin coating layers compressed thanks to the ion bombardment in ZEISS DuraVision coatings.
CGI of ultra-thin coating layers not compressed as for conventional anti-reflective coatings.

For an easier, longer-lasting clean.

Our ZEISS DuraVision coatings have a super-slick clean coat that effectively repels oil and water. Anti-static properties keep dust and dirt away. The result: Lenses are more smudge-resistant and easier to clean – and they stay cleaner longer.

Our most premium coating, ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV, includes our new CleanGuardTM technology. This innovation increases the contact angles for water and oil-like substances. As a result, lenses are even more water- and oil-repellent – and they clean up to three times faster.2


Explore CleanGuardTM technology in ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV

ZEISS CleanGuard technology explained.

Our gold standard in smudge resistance.

Our innovative CleanGuard™ technology makes lenses with ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV water- and oil-repellent. It also adds anti-static properties. Thanks to this three-in-one innovation, your customers can clean their lenses up to three times faster.1

CleanGuardTM technology features an increased contact angle of up to 73° for substances with very high surface attraction, like oil and grease. This makes the lenses more repellent – so they’re easier to clean and stay cleaner for longer.
A split eyeglass lens with one side being clear and clean, featuring ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV and one side with fingerprints covering the lens.
It’s a fact: 95% of consumers agree that lenses with CleanGuardTM are more water-repellent.4 With a contact angle of up to 117° for water, the technology ensures that raindrops bead up and roll off lenses with ease.
A split eyeglass lens with one side being clear and clean, featuring ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV and one side with water drops covering the lens.
Our patented ultra-thin anti-static layer helps keep dust and dirt from sticking to the lens surface. This neutralizes any static electric load that might occur while wearing or cleaning the lenses.
A split eyeglass lens with one side being clear and clean, featuring ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV and one side with dust covering the lens.

The results.

Crystal clear lenses featuring ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV coating with a subtle golden reflex.

Up to 3x faster to clean.

Lenses with DuraVision® Gold UV coating clean up to three times faster when compared to previous ZEISS coatings.1
Crystal clear lenses featuring ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV coating with a subtle golden reflex.

Over 90% of consumers agree.

Over 90% of consumers say that they can clean lenses with CleanGuardTM technology easier and faster than other ZEISS coatings.5
Crystal clear lenses featuring ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV coating with a subtle golden reflex.

91% of consumers agree.

91% of consumers say lenses with CleanGuardTM technology are more smudge-resistant than previous generation ZEISS lenses.6

Better vision and better looks.

Premium DuraVision® AR coatings help your customers see more clearly – and look even better. The anti-reflective coating increases the amount of light transmitted to the eye. It also reduces reflections from the front and back of the lens.

ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV features a gold reflex. The coating reduces perceived yellowness by up to 90%3 and reduces reflected blue light (380-500 nm). It’s our clearest lens coating – especially in low light.
Image of ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV with a golden residual reflex.
For very low luminous reflections in daylight, ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV coating has a subtle blue hue that makes lenses look almost fully transparent – dramatically reducing reflections in daylight.
Image of ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV with a blueish residual reflex.
The understated arctic blue hue of DuraVision® Silver UV makes this coating look almost transparent. 

Image of ZEISS DuraVision Silver UV with an artic-blue residual reflex.
DuraVision® Chrome UV adds a slight hint of green to the lens.
Images of ZEISS DuraVision Chrome UV with a greenish residual reflex.

Protection from all sides.

ZEISS lenses with DuraVision® coatings come with UV protection – on the front AND back of each lens.7

   

Discover more ZEISS DuraVision lens coatings.

DuraVision® on DriveSafe lenses

Reduced glare for better sight on the road.

ZEISS DuraVision Mirror & Flash

Discover coatings uniquely designed for sunglasses.

ZEISS DuraVision BlueProtect

Add a layer of protection from blue light.

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Premium anti-reflective coatings

Image of ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV with a golden residual reflex.
DuraVision® Gold UV
Image of ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV with a blueish residual reflex.
DuraVision® Platinum UV
Image of ZEISS DuraVision Silver UV with an artic-blue residual reflex.
DuraVision® Silver UV
Image of ZEISS DuraVision Chrome UV with a greenish residual reflex.
DuraVision® Chrome UV
Image of ZEISS DuraVision Chrome UV with a greenish residual reflex.
DuraVision® Kids UV

Anti-reflective

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Easy to clean

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Smudge resistance

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Water repellent

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Dust and dirt repelent

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Scratch resistant

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Back UV AR protection

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UV protect material

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Blue light protection

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(*) when combined with ZEISS BlueGuard

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++++ Introducing a new benchmark in performance

Functional anti-reflective coatings

DuraVision® DriveSafe UV
DuraVision® BlueProtect UV

Anti-reflective

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Easy to clean

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Smudge resistance

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Water repellent

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Dust and dirt repelent

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Scratch resistant

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Back UV AR protection

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UV protect material

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Blue light protection

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++ Strong perfomance 
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++++ Introducing a new benchmark in performance

Premium sun anti-reflective coatings

DuraVision® Gold UV
DuraVision® Sun UV
DuraVision® Mirror UV
DuraVision® Flash UV

Scratch resistant

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Anti-reflective front / back

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Style reflection colour

Subtle golden hue

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(Front) Multiple mirror colors

(Front) Multiple flash colors

UV protection

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Water repellent

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Easy to clean

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Dust and dirt repelent

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++ Strong perfomance 
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++++ Introducing a new benchmark in performance

  • 1

    The Bayer ratio is the industry standard scratch resistance test. Anything with a result above 10 is considered to be very high. The average Bayer ratio for DuraVision Gold UV is 16; Average Bayer ratio across 1.5, 1.56, 1.59, 1.6, 1.67 lens materials.
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    Lenses with ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV are up to three times faster to clean compared to DuraVision® lenses with previous generation of top-coat.
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    Lenses with DuraVision® Gold UV show up to 90% less yellowness compared to lenses with a blue reflective hue.
  • 4

    95% of lens wearers agree that lenses with CleanGuardTM technology are more water-repellent than the previous generations of ZEISS lenses; External eyeglass wearer consumer research in Germany 2023 (n= 105).
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    More than 90% of consumers find ZEISS lenses with CleanGuardTM technology faster and easier to clean compared to the premium coatings previously available from ZEISS; External eyeglass wearer consumer research in Germany 2023 (n= 105).
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    91% of consumers think lenses with ZEISS CleanGuardTM technology are more smudge-resistant than previous generations of ZEISS lenses; External eyeglass wearer consumer research in Germany 2023 (n= 105).
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    Full UV protection up to 400nm on the front surface with ZEISS UVProtect or ZEISS BlueGuard lens material. ZEISS DuraVision coatings additionally protect against indirect UV radiation reflected from the back surface of the lens.