The disclosure concerns optical components comprising a polycarbonate-containing composition, the polycarbonate-containing composition comprising: about 95 wt % to about 99.6 wt % polycarbonate polymer; about 0.25 wt % to about 1 wt % silicon resin; about 0.05 wt % to about 0.5 wt % flame retardant; and about 0.1 wt % to about 0.5 wt % styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer coated polytetrafluoroethylene, wherein the polycarbonate-containing composition exhibits a VO rating at 0.75 mm as determined by the UL94 Flammability test, and wherein the total wt % of all components of the polycarbonate-containing composition does not exceed 100 wt %.