The polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention comprises a
phenylene diisocyanate, at least one polythiol compound selected from the group consisting of 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6-dithiaoctane, 4,8-, 4,7- or 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-
dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)
sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)
propane, 4,6-bis(mercaptomethylthio)-1,3-
dithiane, 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)ethane 3-mercaptomethyl-1,5-dimercapto-2,4-dithiapentane and
tris(mercaptomethylthio)
methane.