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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Michael J. Simpson, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael J. Simpson, Arlington, TX (US);
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring the optical properties of multifocal ophthalmic lenses. Collimated light is passed through an ophthalmic lens and onto an array of lenslets. Light exiting the array of lenslets is detected by a sensor. Blurred spots and/or double spots may represent diffractive zones of the wavefront. A centroid of the spot or a brighter of two spots may be used to determine the lateral position of the spot. Theoretical calculations, laboratory measurements, clinical measurements and experimental image spots may be generated, compared and cross-checked to determine a monofocal equivalent lens. A Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) may be used to evaluate and compare a diffractive lens and a monofocal equivalent lens.