Large-aperture automatic focimeter for the measurement of optical power and other optical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses

We propose an optical apparatus enabling the measurement of spherical power, cylindrical power, and optical center coordinates of ophthalmic lenses. The main advantage of this new focimeter is to provide a full bidimensional mapping of the characteristics of ophthalmic glasses. This is made possible...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 2002-10, Vol.41 (28), p.5997-6005
Main Authors: Gnanvo, Kondo, Wu, Zong Yan, de Bougrenet de la Tocnaye, Jean-Louis, Liu, Liren
Format: Article
Language:English
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Equipment Design
Eyeglasses
Models, Theoretical
Optics and Photonics - instrumentation
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Summary:We propose an optical apparatus enabling the measurement of spherical power, cylindrical power, and optical center coordinates of ophthalmic lenses. The main advantage of this new focimeter is to provide a full bidimensional mapping of the characteristics of ophthalmic glasses. This is made possible thanks to the use of a large-area and high-resolution position-sensitive detector. We describe the measurement principle and present some typical mappings, particularly for progressive lenses. We then discuss the advantages in terms of speed and versatility of such a focimeter for the measurement of complex lens mappings.
ISSN:1559-128X
DOI:10.1364/AO.41.005997