Method for manufacturing optical elements according to a prescription

A manufacturing facility for manufacturing an optical element according to a prescription, comprising:

• a first station configured for
• surfacing and polishing a second face of a lens blank blocked with a first face of the lens blank opposite to the second face on a block piece, and
• pre-cleaning the second face of the lens blank including a finishing drying which allows the lens blank to be put on hold;
• a second station configured for
• deep cleaning, after the pre-cleaning, at the first station, of the second face of the lens blank including the finishing drying, the second face of the lens blank blocked with the first face of the lens blank on the block piece, and
• hard coating the second face of the lens blank;
• a tunnel oven configured to degas the lens blank;
• a vacuum box coater configured to apply an antireflection (AR)-coating;
• and
• a third station configured to deblock the processed lens blank from the block piece for obtaining the optical element.