To provide an
epoxy resin composition that is suitable for producing optical sheets which exhibit excellent transparency,
heat resistance, strength, smoothness and light resistance, and a cured product thereof.An
epoxy resin composition for optical3 sheets, the composition comprising a polyvalent
carboxylic acid (A) represented by formula (I):(wherein, R1's each independently represent a
hydrogen atom, an
alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a carboxyl group; q represents the number of
substituent R1's, and represents an integer from 1 to 4; and P represents any one of the following x, y and z):(wherein, there may be a plural number of R2's per ring, and R2's each independently represent a
hydrogen atom or a
methyl group; and * represents a bonding site linked to the
oxygen atom;y. A linear alkylene
linker having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, with a main chain having 3 or more carbon atoms and being substituted with an
alkyl group in at least one site);(wherein, R's each independently represent a
hydrogen atom, an
alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a carboxyl group; and * represents a bonding site linked to the
oxygen atom, andan
epoxy resin (B) having an aliphatic cyclic structure in the molecule).