The invention provides an optical component, an infrared camera including the optical component, and a method for manufacturing the optical component. Antireflection materials 3A are formed on a chalcogenide glass 2 of which a compositional ratio of germanium and selenium is 60 percent or greater. With respect to the antireflection materials 3A, an extinction coefficient to light of 10.5 μm is 0.01 or less, and a refractive index to light having a wavelength of 10.5 μm are greater than 1 and 2.6 or less. The antireflection materials 3A are formed on a surface of a chalcogenide glass 2 at an interval of 0.5 μm to 2.0 μm, so as to form an antireflection film 3. Adhesiveness of the antireflection film 3 is higher than that In a case where the surface of the chalcogenide glass 2 is evenly coated with the antireflection materials 3A.