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 Anti-Reflective Glass: A glass with a significantly reduced reflection (or glare) and a significantly increased transmission, compared to the base glass used.

Non-glare glass: A glass with reflection significantly reduced. The transmission of non-glare glass is lower than that of the base plain glass used. The clarity of non-glare glass decreases with increased depth.

UV Protective Glass: A glass which blocks more than 90 percent of all UV light and more than 97 percent of UV light in the 300-380 nanometer range.

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✔Tru Vue  Conservation Glass

✔Tru Vue Reflective Control Glass

✔Tru Vue Anti Reflective Glass

✔Tru Vue Museum Glass

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UV-Blocking/Preservation Glass
If a piece of artwork needs to be preserved, or monetary value is high, experts say UV-blocking glass is the best option. UV-blocking glass helps protect artwork from harmful ultraviolet rays that can cause irreversible damage, such as fading and discoloration. According to Glazing Standard Terminology, UV- blocking glass has to have at least 97 percent of the UV rays blocked in the manometer range of 300-380.

Within the LTV- blocking/preservation glass category, there are additional choices. There is UV-glass with non-glare properties and UV-glass with anti-reflective properties. Tru Vue, for example, has a UV-glass that has anti-reflective properties, which they call Museum Glass. Conservation Reflection Control is a type of UV-glass with non-glare properties, also offered by Tru Vue. 

Non-Glare Glass
Non-glare glass is a cost-effective way to reduce the reflections caused by clear glass. This type of glass has a significantly reduced reflection. By applying an acid coating to the glass, it is able to scatter the reflections and carry the non-glare title. One of the disadvantages to non-glare glass is that there is a little fuzziness to it. Non-glare glass also gives artwork a softer look, which works for some types of art, including watercolors and landscapes.

Non-glare glass is also effective with softer prints.

Clear Glass
Clear glass protects artwork from dust, dirt and other airborne particles. While clear glass is an affordable framing option, it is also highly reflective and does not have the protective or aesthetic qualities of the value added products such as non-glare and UV blocking glass.

Anti-Reflective Glass
The fourth category of glass is anti-reflective glass, which looks "invisible" because it appears as if there is no glass in the frame. Compared to regular clear glass, anti-reflective glass actually enhances the color and clarity of the artwork, while reducing reflection considerably.

Anti-reflective, glass looks especially dramatic over bright colors.

Unlike the acid dipping process associated with non-glare glass, anti-reflective glass has a coating applied. This coating doesn't change the surface of the glass, rather it adds a coating to the surface, which changes the glass property. This glass coating allows more light through and actually diminishes the reflections. Anti-reflective glass must do two things: reduce reflections and increase light transmission. With anti-reflective glass 98 percent of the light reaches the art opposed to only 91 percent with clear glass.

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