Fashion Sunglasses Testing

QIMA's dedicated inspection resources and HOKLAS accredited testing facilities offer extensive quality control services for fashion sunglasses

Eyewear Expertise – QC for Fashion Sunglasses

When choosing sunglasses, today’s consumers look for a combination of a fashionable design and good performance characteristics. Like any eyewear, sunglasses must be robust and safe, while providing appropriate protection from ultraviolet radiation. Fashion sunglasses are usually supplied with non-prescription lenses, but many opticians also offer prescription sunglasses with optical lenses.

Sunglasses are categorized as Class 1 personal protection equipment under European Directive 2016/425.

QIMA's performance tests and lab tests help you ensure the quality and safety of your fashion sunglasses. Our professional inspectors and lab technicians will check your shipment’s compliance with all applicable international and national standards. The tests we offer include mechanical checks, optical tests, polarization checks, chemical analysis (including nickel release), aging tests, radiation exposure, and more.

Dedicated Eyewear Testing Labs and Inspector Resources

Our dedicated inspector resources and HOKLAS accredited laboratory facilities offer the largest available range of tests for fashion sunglasses. We are accredited to test eyewear to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for Eyewear and Ophthalmic Products, and help you ensure compliance with all applicable international and national standards, including:

  • International: ISO 12312.1
  • Europe: EN ISO 12312.1
  • USA: ANSI Z80.3
  • China: QB/T 2457
  • Taiwan: CNS 15097
  • Australia / New Zealand: AS/NZS 1067.1

QIMA's eyewear testing laboratory issues reports with HOKLAS and ILAC endorsement, which are recognized for CE Certification by the British Standards Institution and SAI Global, as well as by Benchmark Product Certification (Australia).

HOKLAS Accredited Lab Testing for Fashion Sunglasses

QIMA's dedicated HOKLAS accredited testing laboratory offers a wide range of chemical, optical, mechanical and other tests to check the numerous characteristics of your fashion sunglasses, including:

  • Anti-abrasion coating, for ISO 12312.1 (ISO 12311)
  • Anti-reflective coating, for ISO 12312.1 (ISO 12311)
  • Blue-light blocking: ISO 12312.1, EN1836, AS/NZS 1067.1
  • Children sunglasses tests: small parts, compression test, drop test, impact test, torque test, tensile test, sharp edge, sharp Point, flexure test (EN 71.1)
  • Complete mechanical strength (bridge deformation and filter retention), for ISO 12312.1 and EN1836
  • Haze (wide angle scattered light), for ISO12312.1 (ISO 12311)
  • Impact resistance, with drop ball, for ANSI Z80.3 and 21 CFR 801.410
  • Increased robustness, for EN 1836
  • Lens categories, luminous transmittance and mean transmittance, for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, ANSI Z80.3, QB 2457, Japan labeling requirement, etc.
  • Lens mechanical strength (minimum robustness), for ISO 12312.1 and EN 1836
  • Lens surface quality, for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, ANSI Z80.3, and QB 2457
  • Mechanical strength levels 1, 2, 3, for ISO 12312.1 (ISO 12311) and AS/NZS 1067.1
  • Nickel release, on complete sunglass frame, for EN 16128, EN 1836, and ISO 12312.1 note
  • Optical powers (refractive properties), with a focimeter or the optical-tester method, for ANSI Z80.3 and GB10810.3
  • Optical powers (spherical and astigmatic powers), with the telescope method, for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, etc.
  • Other corrosion, color stability and mechanical tests
  • Polarizing plane axis, and polarizing ratio and efficiency, for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, ANSI Z80.3, and GB10810.3.
  • Prismatic difference (imbalance): ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, ANSI Z80.3, and QB 2457
  • Resistance to ignition, for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, etc.
  • Resistance to optical radiation (aging test), for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, ANSI Z80.3, etc.
  • Scattered light (light diffusion test), for EN 1836 and AS/NZS 1067.1
  • Transmittance uniformity (matching between two lenses), for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, and AS/NZS 1067.1
  • Transmittance variation in a single lens, for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, and AS/NZS 1067.1
  • UV/UVA/UVB blocking (UV range properties), for ISO 12312.1, EN 1836, AS/NZS 1067.1, ANSI Z80.3, and GB10810.3.

We can tailor all tests to your in-house specifications. Get in touch with us to get an instant quote for your testing program.


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