La resistencia al agrietamiento de las lentes de gafas

P F Vinger1, L Parver, D V Alfaro

  • 1Tufts Medical School, Medford, Mass, USA.

JAMA
|January 8, 1997
PubMed
Resumen

Las lentes para gafas de policarbonato ofrecen una resistencia al impacto superior en comparación con otros materiales como el vidrio y el plástico de resina de alilo. Este estudio indica que las lentes de policarbonato exceden las normas de seguridad para gafas, lo que sugiere una reevaluación de las regulaciones actuales.

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