Understanding AR Coatings
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1. According to the AR Council, AR usage in the U.S. is currently:
A. 60 percent
B. 30 percent
C. 19 percent
D. 25 percent

2. People wearing non-AR coated glasses when driving at night
often experience:
A. Double images
B. Ghost images
C. Distorted images
D. Blurred images

3. In custom coating, the AR coater needs to know:
A. The lens substrate
B. The lens brand
C. The type of scratch coating on the lens
D. All of the above

4. Scratch coating on high index lenses is usually on:
A. Front surface only
B. Back surface only
C. Both front and back surfaces
D. High index lenses seldom have scratch coating

5. The visual benefit that comes from increasing light transmission with AR coatings is:
A. Wearers can read smaller print
B. Wearers see everything brighter and clearer
with crisper details
C. Their lenses have no reflections
D. Viewers can see their eyes better

6. Which of the following UNCOATED lenses will transmit the least light:
A. CR-39
B. Polycarbonate
C. High index 1.60
D. High index 1.66

7. What is the primary reason AR coatings are usually recommended for aspheric lenses:
A. Some aspheric lenses are made in high index
B. Aspheric lenses are more expensive
C. Aspheric patients are more vain
D. Aspheric flatter back curves reflect more light into the wearer's eyes

8. Why is backside AR be recommended for sun lenses:
A. People see better in dim light
B. Dark lenses increase backside reflections
C. People see better in bright light
D. There is no advantage to backside AR for sun lenses

9. Which of the following statements is true:
A. AR should never be used with photochromic lenses
B. AR should only be used with glass photochromic lenses
C. AR should only be used with plastic photochromic lenses
D. AR should be recommended for photochromic lenses

10. When should lenses that will be AR coated be tinted:
A. After the AR coating is applied
B. Before the AR coating is applied
C. It doesn't matter whether tinting is done before
or after AR coating
D. Lenses to be AR coated should never be tinted

11. When presenting the benefits of AR to patients, what should you discuss first:
A. Visual benefits of AR
B. How to care for the lenses
C. Cosmetic benefits of AR
D. The cost of AR

12. What is a primary business benefit provided by AR coatings:
A. Satisfied patients will recommend AR to others
B. Consumers expect quality eyewear to include an
AR coating
C. Profits are greater when AR coatings are dispensed
D. All of the above

13. When might it be inappropriate to recommend AR coatings:
A. When the patient works in a dusty or dirty environment
B. When the patient is elderly
C. When patients look like they can't afford the extra cost
D. When the patient is ordering more than one pair
of glasses

14. Which of the following statements is NOT true:
A. A multi-layer AR coating is extremely thin
B. The top layer of modern AR-coated lenses is hydrophilic
C. Modern AR coatings have at least 5 or more
layers of AR
D. An AR-coated 1.66 lens transmits the same amount of
light as an AR-coated 1.60 lens

15. What is the best way to clean AR-coated lenses:
A. Soap and water
B. Windex
C. Cleaning solution provided by the coater
D. Any of the above