WO2003079097A1 - Custom eyeglass manufacturing method - Google Patents

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WO2003079097A1
WO2003079097A1 PCT/US2002/034335 US0234335W WO03079097A1 WO 2003079097 A1 WO2003079097 A1 WO 2003079097A1 US 0234335 W US0234335 W US 0234335W WO 03079097 A1 WO03079097 A1 WO 03079097A1
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Andreas W. Dreher
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    • G02CSPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C13/00Assembling; Repairing; Cleaning
    • G02C13/003Measuring during assembly or fitting of spectacles
    • G02C13/005Measuring geometric parameters required to locate ophtalmic lenses in spectacles frames
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    • G02CSPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C13/00Assembling; Repairing; Cleaning
    • G02C13/003Measuring during assembly or fitting of spectacles
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02CSPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C5/00Constructions of non-optical parts
    • G02C5/12Nose pads; Nose-engaging surfaces of bridges or rims
    • G02C5/126Nose pads; Nose-engaging surfaces of bridges or rims exchangeable or otherwise fitted to the shape of the nose

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  • the present invention relates generally to a custom eyeglass manufacturing method. More specifically, the present invention pertains to developing a manufacturing method that combines a wavefront measuring device with an imaging system that acquires data from a patient's head.
  • the present invention is particularly, though not exclusively, useful for spectacles that correct for aberrations other than sphere, cylindrical, and axis.
  • the custom eyeglass manufacturing method of the present invention includes a system that combines a wavefront measuring device with an imaging system that acquires data from a patient's head.
  • the patient looks into the wavefront measurement system that includes tliree or four additional cameras for viewing of the patient's head and eyes during examination.
  • the wavefront measurement device could be a refractor, autorefractor. or phoroptor.
  • one camera each is mounted to the left and right side of the patient's head in order to obtain an image of the respective side views of the patient's head, including the patient's ears, nose, eyes, and apexes of the corneas.
  • a third camera is placed in front of the patient's face in order to obtain a frontal view, including the nose, eyes, and in particular the pupils of the patient.
  • the frontal view could be covered by one camera, or by two cameras with each covering the area around each of the patient's eyes.
  • various gazing angles of the patient's eyes are taken.
  • the optical aberrations for various tasks are measured such as, the patient looking straight ahead for far distance viewing, the patient looking at a lower angle for computer reading applications, and an even lower gazing angle for close-up viewing or reading.
  • the viewing cameras simultaneously acquire images of their respective viewing area.
  • the images are then processed by a computer.
  • the output of the computer may include the precise measurement of the patient's pupils, center of the pupils, pupil distance, width of face, ear location, distance of corneal apex from the wavefront measuring device, distance from ear to corneal apex, and other parameters that may be used to custom fit a pair of eyeglasses.
  • pre-formed or custom-made moldings with or without integrated registration markers could be used with this system.
  • the patient would wear an existing eyeglass frame of known dimensions, which might have registration marks attached to it.
  • the registration marks could be affixed anywhere on the frame, however, locations behind and in front of the ears, and near the nose might be effective.
  • a moldable material is then used around the patient's ears and nose in order to form a mold to be later used to construct custom nose and ear pads. If registration markers are not applied directly to the frame, then they may be added to the molds before they cure. After imaging the patient, the computer would have stored a right and a left side view, and one or two frontal views of the patient wearing the test frame with the moldable pads.
  • the exact location of the nose and ear moldings with respect to each other and with respect to the patient's pupils, corneal apexes, and the test frame can be determined.
  • the ear and nose moldings obtained from the patient would be duplicated or transformed into custom eye-glass frames or custom eye-glass hinges and nose pads.
  • any other eye glass frame could be fit or custom manufactured to fit the patient.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the wavefront measurement system of the pi escnt invention.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the wavefront measurement system.
  • Figure 3 is a side view of patient with test frame and moldings
  • Figure 4 is a right side view of patient with test frame and moldings
  • Figure 5 is a right front-side view of patient with test frame and moldings
  • Figure 6 is a left front side view of patient with test frame and moldings
  • Figure 7 is a left side view of patient with test frame and moldings
  • Figure 8 is a front view of patient with test frame and moldings
  • Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses
  • Figure 10 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses
  • Figure 1 1 is a side view of a wavefront measurement system of the present invention showing the internal measurement devices withm the system
  • the wavefront measurement system of the present invention is shown and generally designated 100
  • Figure 1 shows that the wavefront measurement system 100 includes a mam housing 101 in which a slot 102 allows for one or two cameras (not shown) to be placed in order to image the front of a patient (not shown). Additionally, there may be a ⁇ ght housing 104 and a left housing 106, each extending from the main housing 101 and each having an opening 108 for a camera (not shown)
  • Figure 2 shows a patient 202 facing the wavefront measuring system main housing 101 and slot 102
  • a camera (not shown) mounted within right housing 104 photographs the side of patient's 202 head, including the patient's 202 ear 204 and nose 206
  • the camera or cameras mounted in slot 102 image the patient's 202 eyes 208, and specifically the pupil 210
  • Figure 3 shows a patient 302 wearing an eyeglasses frame 304 with known dimensions
  • the frame 304 is mounted to a nose molding 306, and an ear molding 308 Before both the nose molding
  • registration markers 310 and 312 may be placed upon the nose molding 306 and ear molding 308 respectively
  • the patient 302 may then be imaged by the wavefront measuring system 100 while wearing the frame 304 such that the wavefront measuring system 100 may use either the test frame 304, the registration markers 310 and 312, or both m order to more accurately quantify the patient's 302 head and face for future eyeglass fittings
  • Figui e 4 shows a light image of a patient and is generally designated 400 In Figure 4, there is a l lght lens opening 402 attached to a l lght nose molding 404
  • the patient's l lght corneal apex 406 and l lght eai molding 408 can also be seen in the image
  • the legishation maiks 410 on the light nose molding 404 and the legislation marks 412 on the l ight eai molding 408 aid the computei m detei mining the exact locations ot the l ight nose molding 404 and the l ight eai molding 408 with l espect to each othei and with lespect to the patient's l ight coineal apex 406
  • Figuie 5 show s a l ight hont image ol a patient and is geneially designated 420
  • the patit-nt i lght coi neal ape ⁇ 406 I lght pupil 426 the i lght lens opening 402, the right nose molding 404, and the registi ation maiks 410 can be seen in the image
  • Figure 6 shows a left front image of a patient and is generally designated 430.
  • the patient's left corneal apex 407, left pupil 427, the left lens opening 403, the left nose molding 405, and the registration marks 41 1, can be seen in the image.
  • Figure 7 shows a left side image of a patient and is generally designated 440.
  • a left lens opening 403 attached to a left nose molding 405.
  • the patient's left corneal apex 407 and left ear molding 409 can also be seen in the image.
  • the registration marks 41 1 on the left nose molding 405 and the registration marks 413 on the left ear molding 409 aid the computer in determining the exact locations of the left nose molding 405 and the left ear molding 409 with respect to each other, and with respect to the patient's left corneal apex 407.
  • the computer After imaging the patient, the computer would have stored a right and a left side view, and two frontal views of the patient wearing the test frame 304, including the moldable nose pads 306 and moldable ear pads 308, while being examined with the wavefront measuring system. From the images, the exact location of the moldable nose pads 306 and the moldable ear pads 308 with respect to each other and with respect to the patient's pupils 426 and 427, corneal apexes 406 and 407, and the test frame 304 can be determined.
  • Figure 8 shows a frontal image of a patient's face and is generally designated 450.
  • Figure 8 only one camera is used to image the face and therefore the image contains both lens openings 402, 403, nose moldings 404, 405, and pupils 426 and 427.
  • FIG 9 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses and is generally designated 500.
  • step 502 the patient looks into the wavefront measuring device in order to be imaged by the device.
  • step 504 mandates that a plurality of cameras image the front and sides of the patient's face as can be seen in Figure 2.
  • Camera placement is only constrained by the need to image both the sides and front face of the patient, and therefore is not constricted to the configuration as depicted in Figure 2.
  • Step 506 indicates that it is necessary to take images at various gazing angles of the patient's eyes. Optical alignment for all gazing angles is a critical requirement when correcting for higher order aberrations.
  • step 506 should be performed to ensure the custom eyeglasses function properly.
  • the computer processes the information and returns the output in step 510.
  • the output preferably includes the locations of the patient's pupils, center of the pupils, pupil distance, width of face, ear location, distance of the corneal apex from the wavefront measuring device, distance from the ear to comeal apex, and may also include other parameters useful for measuring a patient's head and face for eyeglass fittings.
  • lens-mounting parameters a pair of custom spectacles may be produced as indicated by step 512.
  • FIG 10 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses and is generallydesignated 600.
  • step 602 moldable material is applied around the nose and the area around the ears of the patient as can be seen in Figure 3
  • the moldable material allows tor a more conventional means of obtaining an accurate surface profile of the patient's nose and around the ears
  • step 604 calls for registration markei s to be added before the moldings cure
  • the registration markers provide a means for the wavefront measuring device to gauge the molds with respect to the patient's face
  • Step 606 attaches a test frame of known dimensions to the moldable material before it cures
  • the registration markers of step 604 may or may not be affixed to the frame in step 606
  • the frame of step 606 and the molding of step 602 along with the registration markers of 604 can all be seen in Figure 3 Step 608, similarly to step 502 of Figure 9, calls for the patient to look into the wavefront measuring device
  • step 610 the computer stores a right and a
  • System 700 includes a mam housing 702 having a right side housing 704 and a left side housing (not shown in this Figure) spaced apart to receive a person's head 706 such that his or hei ears 708 are positioned between the side housings, and the patient's eyes 710 are positioned adjacent slot 711 on main housing 702
  • the patient views a real fixation taiget 712 along an optical axis 714 Positioned along the optical axis 714 is a tiltable dichroic beam splitter 716 which splits a portion of the light passing from the patient's eyes 710 to a secondary axis 718
  • the light passing along the secondary axis passes through a pair of imaging lenses 720 and 722 and onto a wavefiont sensoi 724, such as a Hai tmann-Shack sensor
  • an additional beam sphtlei 726 may be positioned along the optical axis to split a portion ot light passing along the optical axis to a tertiary axis 730
  • the light passing along the tertiary axis passes thiough an imaging lens 732 and onto an imaging device, such as a charge coupled device (CCD) cameia
  • CCD charge coupled device
  • a second virtual tai et 742 may be piovided along a second optical axis 740
  • beam splitter 716 may be pivoted in angles 744, and may also be moved in directions 746 to properly position the splitter 716 on second optical axis 740 (as shown by dashed lines 748)
  • eyeglass measuring system 700 of the present invention facilitates the manufacturing of eyeglasses in accordance with method 600 By piovidmg a single measurement system for measuring the optical correction needed for two distinct gazing angles, or optical axes, a corrective lens may be created which precisely matches the patient's needs

Abstract

A Custom Eyeglass Manufacturing Method includes a wavefront measuring device with a plurality of cameras directed at a patient's face. The resulting images are processed by a computer to determine the locations of pupils, center of pupils, pupil distance, width of face, ear location, distance of corneal apex from the wavefront measuring device, distance from ear to corneal apex, and other desired parameters used to quantify a patient's face for custom eyeglass fittings. Moldings may be applied to a patient's nose, temples, and ears in order to construct a pair of eyeglasses that fix perfectly on a patient's head. Additionally, a test frame may be used in combination with the wavefront measuring device in order to allow the computer to find some of the areas automatically. Lastly, registration markers may be applied to either the test frame, the moldings, or both in order to further aid the computer in locating desired parameters.

Description

CUSTOM EYEGLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a custom eyeglass manufacturing method. More specifically, the present invention pertains to developing a manufacturing method that combines a wavefront measuring device with an imaging system that acquires data from a patient's head. The present invention is particularly, though not exclusively, useful for spectacles that correct for aberrations other than sphere, cylindrical, and axis.
BACKGROUND OF TH , INVENTION Current eyeglass manufacturing technology does not provide lenses that precisely correct a patient's wavefront aberrations. However, new manufacturing techniques that make use of epoxies, cured to different indexes of refraction matching the wavefront aberrations of a patient, present new manufacturing challenges. Specifically, alignment of the spectacle with the patient's optical axis is of the utmost importance when making spectacle lenses that correct for aberrations other than spherical, cylindrical, and axis. In order to ensure such precise alignment, the distance of the lenses from the cornea's apex, the pupil distance, and the centering of the optic axes of the spectacle lens with respect to the patient's pupil (or visual axis) should be accurately measured.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a manufacturing method which determines the exact location of the nose and ear moldings of a pair of spectacles with respect to the patient's pupils, corneal apexes, and other parameters to quantify a patient's head and face for future eyeglass fitting.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The custom eyeglass manufacturing method of the present invention includes a system that combines a wavefront measuring device with an imaging system that acquires data from a patient's head. The patient looks into the wavefront measurement system that includes tliree or four additional cameras for viewing of the patient's head and eyes during examination. In the simplest case, the wavefront measurement device could be a refractor, autorefractor. or phoroptor. In a preferred embodiment, one camera each is mounted to the left and right side of the patient's head in order to obtain an image of the respective side views of the patient's head, including the patient's ears, nose, eyes, and apexes of the corneas. A third camera is placed in front of the patient's face in order to obtain a frontal view, including the nose, eyes, and in particular the pupils of the patient. The frontal view could be covered by one camera, or by two cameras with each covering the area around each of the patient's eyes.
During the wavefront measurement, various gazing angles of the patient's eyes are taken. The optical aberrations for various tasks are measured such as, the patient looking straight ahead for far distance viewing, the patient looking at a lower angle for computer reading applications, and an even lower gazing angle for close-up viewing or reading. The viewing cameras simultaneously acquire images of their respective viewing area. The images are then processed by a computer. The output of the computer may include the precise measurement of the patient's pupils, center of the pupils, pupil distance, width of face, ear location, distance of corneal apex from the wavefront measuring device, distance from ear to corneal apex, and other parameters that may be used to custom fit a pair of eyeglasses.
In order to help the computer program find some of the areas automatically, pre-formed or custom-made moldings with or without integrated registration markers could be used with this system. In the simplest form, the patient would wear an existing eyeglass frame of known dimensions, which might have registration marks attached to it. The registration marks could be affixed anywhere on the frame, however, locations behind and in front of the ears, and near the nose might be effective.
A moldable material is then used around the patient's ears and nose in order to form a mold to be later used to construct custom nose and ear pads. If registration markers are not applied directly to the frame, then they may be added to the molds before they cure. After imaging the patient, the computer would have stored a right and a left side view, and one or two frontal views of the patient wearing the test frame with the moldable pads.
From these images, the exact location of the nose and ear moldings with respect to each other and with respect to the patient's pupils, corneal apexes, and the test frame can be determined. Using current reproduction processes, the ear and nose moldings obtained from the patient would be duplicated or transformed into custom eye-glass frames or custom eye-glass hinges and nose pads.
From the position information obtained through imaging the test frame, any other eye glass frame could be fit or custom manufactured to fit the patient.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The novel features of this invention, as well as the invention itself, both as to its structure and its operation, will be best understood from the accompanying drawings, taken m conjunction v* ith the accompanying description, m which like reference characters refer to similar parts, and in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the wavefront measurement system of the pi escnt invention. Figure 2 is a side view of the wavefront measurement system.
Figure 3 is a side view of patient with test frame and moldings, Figure 4 is a right side view of patient with test frame and moldings; Figure 5 is a right front-side view of patient with test frame and moldings; Figure 6 is a left front side view of patient with test frame and moldings, Figure 7 is a left side view of patient with test frame and moldings; Figure 8 is a front view of patient with test frame and moldings,
Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses, Figure 10 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses, and Figure 1 1 is a side view of a wavefront measurement system of the present invention showing the internal measurement devices withm the system
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring initially to Figure 1, the wavefront measurement system of the present invention is shown and generally designated 100 Figure 1 shows that the wavefront measurement system 100 includes a mam housing 101 in which a slot 102 allows for one or two cameras (not shown) to be placed in order to image the front of a patient (not shown). Additionally, there may be a πght housing 104 and a left housing 106, each extending from the main housing 101 and each having an opening 108 for a camera (not shown)
Referring now to Figure 2, the wavefront measuring system of Figure 1 is shown from a side view and is generally designated 200 Figure 2 shows a patient 202 facing the wavefront measuring system main housing 101 and slot 102 A camera (not shown) mounted within right housing 104 photographs the side of patient's 202 head, including the patient's 202 ear 204 and nose 206 The camera or cameras mounted in slot 102 image the patient's 202 eyes 208, and specifically the pupil 210 Figure 3 shows a patient 302 wearing an eyeglasses frame 304 with known dimensions The frame 304 is mounted to a nose molding 306, and an ear molding 308 Before both the nose molding
306 and the ear molding 308 have cured, registration markers 310 and 312 may be placed upon the nose molding 306 and ear molding 308 respectively The patient 302 may then be imaged by the wavefront measuring system 100 while wearing the frame 304 such that the wavefront measuring system 100 may use either the test frame 304, the registration markers 310 and 312, or both m order to more accurately quantify the patient's 302 head and face for future eyeglass fittings
Figui e 4 shows a light image of a patient and is generally designated 400 In Figure 4, there is a l lght lens opening 402 attached to a l lght nose molding 404 The patient's l lght corneal apex 406 and l lght eai molding 408 can also be seen in the image The legishation maiks 410 on the light nose molding 404 and the legislation marks 412 on the l ight eai molding 408 aid the computei m detei mining the exact locations ot the l ight nose molding 404 and the l ight eai molding 408 with l espect to each othei and with lespect to the patient's l ight coineal apex 406
Figuie 5 show s a l ight hont image ol a patient and is geneially designated 420 In Figure 5, the patit-nt i lght coi neal ape\ 406 I lght pupil 426 the i lght lens opening 402, the right nose molding 404, and the registi ation maiks 410, can be seen in the image Figure 6 shows a left front image of a patient and is generally designated 430. In Figure 6, the patient's left corneal apex 407, left pupil 427, the left lens opening 403, the left nose molding 405, and the registration marks 41 1, can be seen in the image.
Figure 7 shows a left side image of a patient and is generally designated 440. In Figure 7, there is a left lens opening 403 attached to a left nose molding 405. The patient's left corneal apex 407 and left ear molding 409 can also be seen in the image. The registration marks 41 1 on the left nose molding 405 and the registration marks 413 on the left ear molding 409 aid the computer in determining the exact locations of the left nose molding 405 and the left ear molding 409 with respect to each other, and with respect to the patient's left corneal apex 407. After imaging the patient, the computer would have stored a right and a left side view, and two frontal views of the patient wearing the test frame 304, including the moldable nose pads 306 and moldable ear pads 308, while being examined with the wavefront measuring system. From the images, the exact location of the moldable nose pads 306 and the moldable ear pads 308 with respect to each other and with respect to the patient's pupils 426 and 427, corneal apexes 406 and 407, and the test frame 304 can be determined.
Figure 8 shows a frontal image of a patient's face and is generally designated 450. In Figure 8, only one camera is used to image the face and therefore the image contains both lens openings 402, 403, nose moldings 404, 405, and pupils 426 and 427.
Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses and is generally designated 500. In step 502, the patient looks into the wavefront measuring device in order to be imaged by the device. Once the patient is in a proper position, step 504 mandates that a plurality of cameras image the front and sides of the patient's face as can be seen in Figure 2. Camera placement is only constrained by the need to image both the sides and front face of the patient, and therefore is not constricted to the configuration as depicted in Figure 2. Step 506 indicates that it is necessary to take images at various gazing angles of the patient's eyes. Optical alignment for all gazing angles is a critical requirement when correcting for higher order aberrations. Therefore step 506 should be performed to ensure the custom eyeglasses function properly. In step 508, the computer processes the information and returns the output in step 510. The output preferably includes the locations of the patient's pupils, center of the pupils, pupil distance, width of face, ear location, distance of the corneal apex from the wavefront measuring device, distance from the ear to comeal apex, and may also include other parameters useful for measuring a patient's head and face for eyeglass fittings. Using this information, collectively referred to as lens-mounting parameters, a pair of custom spectacles may be produced as indicated by step 512.
Figure 10 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative sequence of steps to manufacture custom eyeglasses and is generallydesignated 600. In step 602, moldable material is applied around the nose and the area around the ears of the patient as can be seen in Figure 3 The moldable material allows tor a more conventional means of obtaining an accurate surface profile of the patient's nose and around the ears In order to relate the moldings to wavefront measuring device, step 604 calls for registration markei s to be added before the moldings cure The registration markers provide a means for the wavefront measuring device to gauge the molds with respect to the patient's face Step 606 attaches a test frame of known dimensions to the moldable material before it cures The registration markers of step 604 may or may not be affixed to the frame in step 606 The frame of step 606 and the molding of step 602 along with the registration markers of 604 can all be seen in Figure 3 Step 608, similarly to step 502 of Figure 9, calls for the patient to look into the wavefront measuring device In step 610, the computer stores a right and a left side view, and one or two frontal views of the patient wearing the test frame including the moldable pads The computer in step 612 returns the output of all the same parameters as indicated by step 510 of Figure 9, but additionally includes the information with respect to the test frame and the moldings Lastly, step 614 calls for the moldings to be duplicated or transformed into custom eyeglass hinges and nose pads for conventional frames In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the various moldings may be made of sihcone However, it is to be appreciated that any material capable of conforming to a person's head is suitable for use in the present invention
Referring now to Figure 11, a preferred embodiment of the eyeglass measurement system is shown and generally designated 700 System 700 includes a mam housing 702 having a right side housing 704 and a left side housing (not shown in this Figure) spaced apart to receive a person's head 706 such that his or hei ears 708 are positioned between the side housings, and the patient's eyes 710 are positioned adjacent slot 711 on main housing 702
As shown, the patient views a real fixation taiget 712 along an optical axis 714 Positioned along the optical axis 714 is a tiltable dichroic beam splitter 716 which splits a portion of the light passing from the patient's eyes 710 to a secondary axis 718 The light passing along the secondary axis passes through a pair of imaging lenses 720 and 722 and onto a wavefiont sensoi 724, such as a Hai tmann-Shack sensor
In addition to the formation ot secondaiy axis 718, an additional beam sphtlei 726 may be positioned along the optical axis to split a portion ot light passing along the optical axis to a tertiary axis 730 The light passing along the tertiary axis passes thiough an imaging lens 732 and onto an imaging device, such as a charge coupled device (CCD) cameia
In oi dei to piovide an analysis of the eye foi an eye when focussing at difteient tocal lengths, a second virtual tai et 742 may be piovided along a second optical axis 740 In oidei toi a portion of the light passing along the second optical axis to be l eceived by the waveiiont sensoi 724, beam splitter 716 may be pivoted in angles 744, and may also be moved in directions 746 to properly position the splitter 716 on second optical axis 740 (as shown by dashed lines 748)
Use of the eyeglass measuring system 700 of the present invention facilitates the manufacturing of eyeglasses in accordance with method 600 By piovidmg a single measurement system for measuring the optical correction needed for two distinct gazing angles, or optical axes, a corrective lens may be created which precisely matches the patient's needs
While the custom eyeglass manufacturing method as herein shown and disclosed in detail is fully capable of obtaining the objects and providing the advantages herein before stated, it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment and an alternative embodiment of the invention and that no limitations are intended to the details of construction or design herein shown other than as described in the appended claims

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I Claim:
1. A method of making a custom pair of eyeglasses, the method comprising the steps of: positioning a plurality of cameras around a patient's head in order to image front and side views of said patient's head; imaging said front and said side views of said patient's head; processing said images to determine lens-mounting parameters of said patient's head; using said lens-mounting parameters to manufacture a pair of eyeglasses that precisely fit said patient.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: attaching a test frame of known dimensions to said patient's head.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: applying moldable material to the nose, temples, and behind the ears of said patient to obtain moldings.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising attaching a test frame of known dimensions to said moldable material.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising attaching registration markers to said test frame.
6. The method of claim 4 further comprising attaching registration markers to said moldable material.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising using said moldings to create custom hinges, ear pads, and nose pads for a pair of eyeglasses.
8. A wavefront measurement device comprising; a main housing; and a plurality of cameras within said main housing to be used for imaging a patient's head to determine lens-mountmg parameters.
9 The wavefront measurement device of claim 8 further comprising: a right housing and a left housing, each extending from said main housing and each having an opening for one camera of said plurality of cameras.
10 A test frame comprising. an eyeglasses frame of known dimensions; a plurality of registration markers attached to said frame, and a series of moldings that are capable of conforming with said patient's nose, ears and templates
1 1 The test frame of claim 10 whei ein one or moie moldings of said series of moldings is comprised of sihcone.
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