Phillips Safety intends their AlloWeld lenses to replace your regular welding lens. All eye protection should comply with ANSI Z87.1. It also puts you at higher risk of developing cataracts.Įye problems cause one-quarter of all welding injuries. That’s severe inflammation, like a sunburn, of your cornea and your eye’s conjunctiva. Therefore, many shops do not allow these types of glasses.)įailure to use proper goggles or a face mask exposes your eyes to excess radiation that causes “arc eye,” or “flash burn” or photokeratitis. Therefore, workers compensation doesn’t want to pay for claims made by workers who used them. It takes only a bit of radiation to flash through the lens of your eye in a millisecond to burn a permanent hole in your retina. (These days, auto-darkening lenses do not darken quickly enough to prevent eye problems. If Cool Blues became too expensive, AO feared, more welders would switch to those types of lenses. At that time, many welders were switching from passive filter lenses to auto-darkening lenses. Evidently, they decided reformulating the base glass would be so expensive they could not continue to make a profit. According to an email from the Product Line Director, they had a problem in the manufacturing of the blue base glass, a specialized form of cobalt glass. Why did American Optics stop manufacturing them? That’s not known in detail. Working welders treasure their Cool Blues and hang on to them. Welders still prize those glasses so much, they go for $4-500 a pair on eBay, when you can find a listing for them.
That allows welders to clearly see what they are doing. In the history of welding safety lenses, one brand name has become legendary in the profession: American Optics Safety Weld Cool filter plate, usually called “ Cool Blue.” Although AO discontinued the product in 1990, welders still talk about how great they are at protecting eyesight and at removing the yellow flare of the contact arc. Many wear glasses underneath their hoods.
That’s why welders need to always wear safety glasses or goggles or a safety hood that guard their vision. Welding without proper protection poses many dangers to your eyes. The History of AO Safety Cool Blue Welding Lenses and AlloWeld Safety Glasses and Super Magenta Drop-In Lenses
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