Image quality mapper for progressive eyeglasses

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G01M 11/02 (2006.01) G01B 9/00 (2006.01) G01M 11/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2298002

An instrument and method for optical testing of an eyeglass lens, including progressive addition lenses, to obtain image quality measurements includes an illumination system for presenting a beam of light to a test lens, a test lens positioning system for rotating the test lens so that different areas on the lens are illuminated, a zoom lens for focusing the beam at a constant effective focal length, a detection system for recording and measuring image quality of the test lens, and an alignment boom for conveying the zoom lens and the detection system such that the optical axis remains aligned with the beam exiting the test lens. The instrument is fully automated and capable of obtaining measurements of the power, astigmatism, prism and modulation transfer function at various locations on the surface of the lens.

L'invention concerne un instrument et un procédé d'essai optique d'un verre de lunettes, notamment de verres progressifs, permettant d'obtenir des mesures de la qualité d'image et consistant en un système d'éclairage permettant de présenter un faisceau lumineux à un verre d'essai, un système de positionnement du verre d'essai permettant de faire tourner le verre d'essai de manière que différentes zones du verre soient éclairées, un verre à focale variable permettant de faire converger le faisceau à une distance focale effective constante, un système de détection permettant d'enregistrer et de mesurer la qualité d'image du verre d'essai, ainsi qu'un bras d'alignement destiné à maintenir le verre à focale variable et le système de détection, de manière que l'axe optique reste aligné par rapport au faisceau sortant du verre d'essai. L'instrument, entièrement automatique, est capable d'obtenir des mesures de la puissance, de l'astigmatisme, du prisme et de la fonction de transfert de modulation à divers endroits de la surface du verre.

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