Mechanical design of a power-adjustable spectacle lens frame

Power-adjustable spectacle lenses, based on the Alvarez–Lohmann principle, can be used to provide affordable spectacles for subjective refractive errors measurement and its correction. A new mechanical frame has been designed to maximize the advantages of this technology. The design includes a mecha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Zapata, Asunción, Barbero, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/36868
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/36868
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alvarez–Lohmann lens
Self-adjustable lens
Spectacle lens design.
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Sumario:Power-adjustable spectacle lenses, based on the Alvarez–Lohmann principle, can be used to provide affordable spectacles for subjective refractive errors measurement and its correction. A new mechanical frame has been designed to maximize the advantages of this technology. The design includes a mechanism to match the interpupillary distance with that of the optical centers of the lenses. The frame can be manufactured using low cost plastic injection molding techniques. A prototype has been built to test the functioning of this mechanical design.