Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a progressive spectacle lens design by transforming a starting design. The starting design is defined to include specification of a principal line, specifications for target astigmatism values A(u=0,y) along the principal line, and specifications for the course of a base target isoastigmatism line, which is described by a one-dimensional function of the form uG(y)=ƒ(y). The method and apparatus transform the starting design by modifying the course of the base target isoastigmatism line uG(y)?u?G(y), and calculating the target astigmatism values A(u,y) of the spectacle lens design by an interpolation between the target astigmatism values A(u=0,y) on the principal line and the target astigmatism values A(u?G(y),y) on the modified base target isoastigmatism line. Furthermore, the method and apparatus are provided to create the spectacle lens for the wearer on the basis of the progressive spectacle lens design.

Abstract: A method and system for producing a first spectacle lens for a specific situation of wear for correcting at least a first astigmatic refraction of a first eye of a wearer, which has a first cylinder reference axis ?0(1) in a reference direction of sight ?ez(1) of the first eye. According to the method and apparatus, a primary direction of sight ?e?(1,p) of the first eye for at least one primary evaluation point ib(1,p) of the first spectacle lens is determined and a corresponding primary direction of sight ?e?,k(2,p) of a second eye of the spectacle wearer that corresponds to the primary direction of sight ?e?(1,p) of the first eye in the specific situation of wear is also determined.

Abstract: A fast and efficient method for calculating or producing a spectacle lens design, as well as a method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to the thus calculated spectacle lens design. Furthermore, a corresponding device is provided for manufacturing a spectacle lens, as well as corresponding computer program products and storage media.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a first spectacle lens of a pair of spectacle lenses to be used with a second spectacle lens for a specific situation of wear, in which optical parameters for the spectacle lens are calculated to minimize the value of a target function that corresponds to the pair of spectacle lenses. The target function is the sum of a first monocular function, with a weighting factor, that depends on the values of a first monocular optical property at a plurality of monocular evaluation points, a the binocular function, with a weighting factor, that depends on the values of a second monocular optical property at the plurality of pairs of binocular evaluation points, and a remainder term.

Abstract: A method is provided for calculating an individual spectacle lens design for a progressive spectacle lens exhibiting an individual vertical position of the distance and/or the near reference points, which can be variably adjusted. A starting design exhibiting a predefined vertical position of the distance and/or the near reference points is determined; the individual spectacle lens design is calculated having the desired, individual vertical position of the distance and/or near reference points. The calculation of the individual spectacle lens design includes calculating the target value Starget(y) for the spatial distribution of at least one optical property of the individual spectacle lens by a mapping Starget(y)=S?targert(y?) and a transform represented by formula (I), the starting design having corresponding target value S?target(y?), where y? represents the vertical coordinate of the target value of the starting design and y represents the vertical coordinate of the transformed target value.

Abstract: According to the invention, a method for producing a spectacle lens or a pair of spectacle lenses is proposed which comprises a calculation and optimization step for at least one of the surfaces of the spectacle lens taking into account an anisometropia D of the eyes of a spectacles wearer, said calculation and optimization step involving a target function F being minimized: minF=?igPi((PR(i)?PL(i))?Psoll(i))2, where: PR(i) is a prismatic effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; PL(i) is a prismatic reference effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; Psoll(i) is a desired value of the difference ?P in prismatic effect and prismatic reference effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; and gPi is a weighting of the prismatic effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; and where the prismatic reference effect PL(i) is the prismatic effect at a visual point of a second spectacle lens corresponding to the i-th evaluation point, and the spectacle len

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calculation of the local magnification and/or the local distortion of a spectacle lens in at least one predetermined or predeterminable viewing direction, with the spectacle lens being designed to correct a refraction deficit of an eye, and having at least one object-side surface and one second eye-side surface, comprising the following steps: Calculation for the predetermined or predeterminable viewing direction of the profile of a main beam which originates from a predetermined or predeterminable infinitesimally small object and, after refraction by the spectacle lens, passes through the rotation point of the eye, through the entrance pupil of the eye or through the principal plane of the eye; determination of the main curvatures and directions of a local wavefront associated with the main beam on refraction by the spectacle lens; calculation of the local magnification and/or the local distortion of the spectacle lens from the determined main curvatures and directions o

Abstract: The present invention relates in summary to a method for checking and/or determining user data of a spectacle lens user comprising the steps of:—providing (S1) subjective data of a spectacle lens user, wherein the subjective data comprise at least subjective refraction data;—providing (S2) objective refraction data of the spectacle lens user;—comparing (S3) at least one subset of the subjective refraction data with at least one subset of the objective refraction data and determining a comparison result;—matching (S3) at least the subset of the subjective refraction data to the objective refraction data on the basis of the comparison result under the assumption that the comparison result fulfills at least one predetermined comparison condition, otherwise maintaining at least the subset of the subjective refraction data and/or—providing a message containing the comparison result, and to a further method, a computer program product and two devices for checking and/or determining user data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for computer-assisted evaluation of the performance of progressive lenses, specifically while taking into account individual parameters of a given eyeglass wearer, the individual parameters including at least personal prescription data, in particular, additional spherical, astigmatic, and/or prismatic power, and/or personal wearer data for the eyeglass wearer, in particular, forward inclination, horizontal frame inclination, corneal vertex distance, and/or interpupillary distance. The method includes the following steps: determining the individual parameters; calculating a total performance factor P in each case for at least two quality classes of progressive lenses as a function of the individual parameters, the total performance factor P being correlated with the quality of the monocular visual acuity and/or binocular visual impression; — and outputting the calculated total performance factor P for the quality classes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a progressive spectacle lens and to a corresponding apparatus, a computer program product, a storage medium and to the use of a progressive spectacle lens. The invention also relates to a method for producing a progressive spectacle lens for correcting defective vision of a spectacle wearer, comprising the following steps: the vertical and/or the horizontal spatial position of a distance reference point and/or a near reference point is specified or determined in accordance with individual data of the spectacle wearer; the spectacle lens is optimized or calculated such that the required dioptric effect of the spectacle lens is obtained in the individually determined distance reference point and/or the near reference point.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a system and a computer program product, in particular for designing or producing a lens having a prismatic effect, and to a lens having a prismatic effect. Said method consists of the following steps: individual data of the spectacle wearer is obtained, said individual user data comprising prismatic prescription data; the prismatic lens is designed taking into account the individual user data; centration data for the prismatic lens is determined in accordance with the prismatic prescription data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a system for designing or producing a spectacle lens for a spectacle wearer. Said method consists of the following steps: individual user data or application data of the spectacle wearer is obtained; the design concept for the spectacle lens having a plurality of evaluation points is determined; a main beam path through the plurality of evaluation points is determined; a local wavefront is specified for each of the main beams in the surroundings of the respective main beam; optical properties of the spectacle lens are determined on the evaluation points by determining an influence of the spectacle lens on the local wavefronts in the surroundings of the respective evaluation point; and the design concept is evaluated in accordance with the determined optical properties and the individual user data.

Abstract: A series of spectacle lenses, where the position of use of the spectacle lenses in front of the eyes of the respective spectacle wearers, nominal variables at the intersection points of first lines of sight are essentially identical to the respective eye-sided or object-sided surfaces of the spectacle lenses. Each first line of sight is a predetermined, eye-sided line of sight, that intersects a pupil center point and an optical eye rotation point of the respective eye. All of the first lines of sight exhibit a predetermined, identical eye-sided visual angle.

Abstract: A spectacle lens with an object-sided front face and an eye-sided rear face, wherein at last the rear face comprises a viewing region that contributes to the optical effect of the spectacle lens and a carrier rim region that at least partially surrounds the viewing region and that does not significantly contribute to the optical effect of the spectacle lens. The rear face of the spectacle lens in the carrier rim zone is constructed substantially from a cosmetic viewpoint without consideration of the optical image-forming properties. A method for producing this spectacle lens is also provided.

Abstract: A series of spectacle lenses, where the position of use of the spectacle lenses in front of the eyes of the respective spectacle wearers, nominal variables at the intersection points of first lines of sight are essentially identical to the respective eye-sided or object-sided surfaces of the spectacle lenses. Each first line of sight is a predetermined, eye-sided line of sight, that intersects a pupil center point and an optical eye rotation point of the respective eye. All of the first lines of sight exhibit a predetermined, identical eye-sided visual angle.

Abstract: An ophthalmic lens and a method for producing a progressive ophthalmic lens having at least one progressive surface, where by a calculation and optimization step in the production of the progressive lens is performed. The absolute value of the rotation |rot {right arrow over (A)}| and/or the divergence |div {right arrow over (A)}| of a vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is as small as possible, and the absolute value |{right arrow over (A)}| of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the absolute value of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens. The direction of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the axial position of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens or a surface astigmatism of the at least one progressive surface of the progressive lens.

Abstract: An ophthalmic lens and a method for producing a progressive ophthalmic lens having at least one progressive surface, where by a calculation and optimization step in the production of the progressive lens is performed. The absolute value of the rotation |rot {right arrow over (A)}| and/or the divergence |div {right arrow over (A)}| of a vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is as small as possible, and the absolute value |{right arrow over (A)}| of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the absolute value of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens. The direction of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the axial position of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens or a surface astigmatism of the at least one progressive surface of the progressive lens.