Abstract: An optical device adapted for a wearer includes an emitting system, a first wafer and a gap. The emitting system includes a halt conducting element configured to output a light through an exit face of the light conducting element towards an eye of the wearer. The first wafer includes an internal face facing the light conducting element. The gap is arranged between at least the exit face of the light conducting element and the wafer. The internal face of the wafer includes at least a curved surface facing the exit face and has a curvature greater than 0 D.

Abstract: Method implemented by computer for determining an optical equipment including at least an optical lens and a spectacle frame, the lens being adapted to be mounted in the frame, the method including: a wearer data providing step, during which wearer data relating to the wearer's optical requirements is provided, an optical cost function providing step, during which an optical cost function is provided, the optical cost function relating to the optical function of the lens, a comfort cost function providing step, during which a comfort cost function is provided, the comfort cost function relating to the weight of the optical equipment, an optical equipment determining step, during which the optical equipment that minimizes the difference between a global cost function and a target value of the global cost function is determined, the global cost function being a weighted sum of the optical and comfort cost functions.

Abstract: A method for providing a display device for an electronic information device configured to display a virtual image to a user, the electronic information device including an optical element having a nonzero optical power and configured to be positioned in front of an eye of a user, the display device including a light source and a guide element configured to guide optical beams emitted by the light source to the eye of the user to allow viewing of the virtual image, the method including: providing a value of a parameter of the virtual image; and determining an optimum value of a display parameter of the display device from at least one optical power at a point of the optical element and from the value of the parameter of the virtual image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method implemented by computer for determining a lens blank intended to be used for the manufacturing of a finished optical article. The method includes: —a virtual volume data determining step, during which virtual volume data are determined based at least on finished optical article data representative of the volume of the finished optical article and over-thickness data representative of over-thickness requirements, the virtual volume data are determined so that the virtual volume defined by the virtual volume data includes the volume of the finished optical article volume of the finished optical article and the over-thickness, —a lens blank determining step, during which a lens blank is determined based on the virtual volume data so as to include the virtual volume defined by the virtual volume data.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens (40) having at least one optical function, includes the step of additively manufacturing (118) a complementary optical element (12) by depositing a plurality of predetermined volume elements (24) of a material having a predetermined refraction index on a predetermined manufacturing substrate (10), the complementary optical element being configured such as to be assembled with an initial optical system (30), the manufacturing step including the step of determining a manufacturing setting (116) from properties relating to the deformation of the complementary optical element, which deformation is caused by transferring the latter onto the initial optical system, and the step of determining a setting including the step of determining the deformation properties (113) of the complementary optical element from geometric properties of the manufacturing substrate and the initial optical system and from properties of the optical function to be provided to the ophthalmic len

Abstract: A method for controlling a manufacturing device used in an optical lens manufacturing process. The method including providing optical lens data, the optical lens data representing the nominal and effective values of at least one optical lens parameter of an optical lens manufactured according to a manufacturing process using a manufacturing device, providing manufacturing data identifying at least the manufacturing device used to manufacture the optical lens, determining the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the optical lens, determining a recommended value of a manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device identified by the manufacturing data, the recommended value of the manufacturing parameter being determined based on the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens (10) having at least one optical function, includes: a step (100) of additively manufacturing the ophthalmic lens (10) by depositing a plurality of preset volume elements of at least one material having a preset refractive index in order to form a target geometric envelope; a step of determining an actual geometric envelope at least once during the implementation of the additive manufacturing step (100); and a step of triggering a corrective action if there is in a zone a discrepancy larger than a preset threshold between the target geometric envelope and the actual geometric envelope.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens having at least one optical function, includes the following steps: additively manufacturing (100) an intermediate optical element by depositing a plurality of preset volume elements of at least one material having a preset refractive index, the intermediate optical element including a target ophthalmic lens and a thickness allowance consisting of a portion of the plurality of volume elements; and subtractively manufacturing (300), by machining, the target ophthalmic lens from the intermediate optical element, the machining being carried out in a preset sequence, of at least one step, the preset sequence making it possible to subtract the thickness allowance, the additive manufacturing step (100) including a step of determining a manufacturing setpoint for the intermediate optical element in which the thickness allowance is determined depending on the preset sequence defined in the subtractive manufacturing step (300).

Abstract: Methods of determining movement data representing the movement of a machining tool of an optical lens lathing device for machining one or more optical surfaces or parts thereof of a set of optical surfaces are described. The methods comprise a greatest radial slope amplitude determining step during which the greatest radial slope amplitude of the optical surfaces of the set of optical surfaces is determined. The methods also comprise a machining tool selecting step during which a machining tool having a window angle greater than or equal to the greatest radial slope amplitude of the optical surfaces of the set of surfaces to be manufactured is selected. The methods further comprise a movement data determining step during which movement data representing the movement of the selected machining tool are determined and synchronized with the angular position of the optical surface driven in rotation.

Abstract: An optical, device adapted for a wearer includes an emitting system, a first wafer and a gap. The emitting system includes a halt conducting element configured to output a light through an exit face of the light conducting element towards an eye of the wearer. The first wafer includes an internal face facing the light conducting element. The gap is arranged between at least the exit face of the light conducting element and the wafer. The internal face of the wafer includes at least a curved surface facing the exit face and has a curvature greater than 0 D.

Abstract: An optical device for a wearer including an optical system with an active function configured to be mounted into a frame, a wafer comprising an internal face facing the optical system, the wafer being configured to be mounted into the frame, and holding means configured to maintain the optical system and the wafer in the frame without contact at least between a part of the optical system and the internal face of the wafer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a machining method by turning at least one surface of an ophthalmic lens, using a turning machine having at least one geometrical defect. The method includes a step (101-104) of determining a turning configuration for machining by turning the at least one surface of the ophthalmic lens, the turning configuration including turning parameters and machine defects parameters associated to the turning parameters.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method implemented by computer for determining a lens blank intended to be used for the manufacturing of a finished optical article. The method includes: —a virtual volume data determining step, during which virtual volume data are determined based at least on finished optical article data representative of the volume of the finished optical article and over-thickness data representative of over-thickness requirements, the virtual volume data are determined so that the virtual volume defined by the virtual volume data includes the volume of the finished optical article volume of the finished optical article and the over-thickness, —a lens blank determining step, during which a lens blank is determined based on the virtual volume data so as to include the virtual volume defined by the virtual volume data.

Abstract: Method for encapsulating at least partly a light-guide optical element in a transparent capsule, the method comprising at least: —a transparent capsule providing step during which a transparent capsule is provided, —a light-guide optical element providing step during which a light-guide optical element is provided, —an adhesive deposing step during which an adhesive is deposited on at least part of a face of the transparent capsule and/or of a face of the light-guide optical element, —a positioning step during which the transparent capsule and the light-guide optical element are positioned one relative to the other so as to form an optical system, —a bonding step during which the light-guide optical element and the transparent capsule are made integral with the adhesive, wherein the method further comprises prior to the bonding step a control step during which at least one parameter of the optical system is controlled.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens having at least one optical function, comprising the step (200) of providing a starting optical system of the lens, having a basic optical function and the step (500) of additively manufacturing an additional optical element of the lens, by deposition of multiple predetermined bulking components made of at least one material having a predetermined refractive index, directly onto the front surface and/or the rear surface of the starting optical system; wherein the additive manufacturing step comprises the step of determining a manufacturing guideline for the additional optical element on the basis of the characteristics of said at least one optical function to be provided to the lens, the characteristics of said at least one basic optical function, the geometric characteristics of the starting optical system, and the predetermined refractive index of the material.

Abstract: Method implemented by computer for determining an optical equipment including at least an optical lens and a spectacle frame, the lens being adapted to be mounted in the frame, the method including: a wearer data providing step, during which wearer data relating to the wearer's optical requirements is provided, an optical cost function providing step, during which an optical cost function is provided, the optical cost function relating to the optical function of the lens, a comfort cost function providing step, during which a comfort cost function is provided, the comfort cost function relating to the weight of the optical equipment, an optical equipment determining step, during which the optical equipment that minimizes the difference between a global cost function and a target value of the global cost function is determined, the global cost function being a weighted sum of the optical and comfort cost functions.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens having at least one optical function, includes the following steps: additively manufacturing (100) an intermediate optical element by depositing a plurality of preset volume elements of at least one material having a preset refractive index, the intermediate optical element including a target ophthalmic lens and a thickness allowance consisting of a portion of the plurality of volume elements; and subtractively manufacturing (300), by machining, the target ophthalmic lens from the intermediate optical element, the machining being carried out in a preset sequence, of at least one step, the preset sequence making it possible to subtract the thickness allowance, the additive manufacturing step (100) including a step of determining a manufacturing setpoint for the intermediate optical element in which the thickness allowance is determined depending on the preset sequence defined in the subtractive manufacturing step (300).

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens (10) having at least one optical function, includes: a step (100) of additively manufacturing the ophthalmic lens (10) by depositing a plurality of preset volume elements of at least one material having a preset refractive index in order to form a target geometric envelope; a step of determining an actual geometric envelope at least once during the implementation of the additive manufacturing step (100); and a step of triggering a corrective action if there is in a zone a discrepancy larger than a preset threshold between the target geometric envelope and the actual geometric envelope.

Abstract: Method for providing a head mounted optical system, the method comprising: an optical system providing step (S1), during which an optical system with an active function is provided and, an encapsulating step (S8), during which the optical system is at least partly encapsulated in a transparent capsule by stacking in close contact the optical system with at least one substrate of the transparent capsule and made integral with an adhesive.

Abstract: Method implemented by computer means for controlling a manufacturing device used in an optical lens manufacturing process. 1 Optical lens data is provided, wherein the optical lens data represents the nominal and effective values of at least one optical lens parameter of an optical lens manufactured according to a manufacturing process using a manufacturing device. Manufacturing data is provided identifying at least the manufacturing device used to manufacture the optical lens. The difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the optical lens is determined. A recommended value of a manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device identified by the manufacturing data is determined, wherein the recommended value of the manufacturing parameter is determined based on the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter.