Patent ID: 8679637

Claim:
An optical lens comprising a concave surface and a convex surface and further comprising: (i) a temporary protective coating at least partially covering the convex surface of the lens, said protective coating comprising a mineral outermost layer that is mechanically alterable through friction and/or contact, with the proviso that said outermost layer is not a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide outermost layer directly in contact with an underlying layer containing magnesium fluoride; and (ii) a peelable film electrostatically adhering to said outermost layer of the temporary protective coating, wherein the peelable film at least covers the central part of the convex surface of the lens and has been applied by depositing a preformed film onto the temporary protective coating, wherein the temporary protective coating covers at least 15% of the convex surface of the lens, and is on a hydrophobic surface coating, an oleophobic surface coating, or a surface coating that is both hydrophobic and oleophobic.