Patent ID: 7727581

Claim:
A process for applying a coating on at least one main face of at least one optical lens which comprises: subjecting said at least one main face to a corona discharge or atmospheric plasma treatment; dipping the optical lens in a curable coating composition to deposit a layer of the curable coating composition on said at least one main face of the optical lens; and curing the layer of curable coating composition to obtain a coated lens; wherein the optical lens is carried by the same lens holder during said process such that both main faces of the optical lens are freely accessible, wherein the lens holder comprises a support and a first and a second arm defining a lens holder general plane, the first and second arms being relatively movable with regard to each other and each arm having spaced apart first and second end portions and an intermediate portion, the arms being mounted on the support through their first end portions and the second end portions of each arm being adapted to accommodate the optical lens during use, wherein the optical lens is held only by the second end portions of the first and second arms with its optical axis orthogonal to the general plane of the lens holder through one to two contact points between the lens periphery and each second end portions of the first and second arms.