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 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.