Folium Optics claims the thin plastic shield, which fits over visors, goggles and glasses can combat several types of laser, including the green type that causes most accidents.
There has been a leap in the number of laser attacks since the first was recorded in 2004, with 1,500 annually on planes in the UK and a similar number on trains and buses since 2011.
Folium’s Stephen Kitson said: “Although green lasers are the most hazardous, because the eye is most sensitive to that colour, the problem is that many cockpit displays also use green light, so an ideal solution cannot just block that colour.
“Our system actively blocks detected wavelengths while allowing other colours through.”
Folium’s filter consists of two thin sheets of plastic containing a liquid crystal, similar to that used in TVs.
This acts as a shutter to block the light but still gives good visibility.
It hopes to sell the product to the military, airline suppliers and the emergency services from 2018.
Offenders could face fines of thousands of pounds or a jail sentence in planned new legislation.
Police currently have to prove a person endangered an aircraft but under the new law they will only have to prove the laser was shone.
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