Abstract: A central processing unit of a calculation server apparatus includes a reference design data selection unit for selecting reference design data from a plurality of reference design data stored in reference design data storage of storage memory, and an arrange design unit 123 for processing the reference design data so acquired on the basis of prescription data. The reference design data has point groups having coordinates of points and obtained by dividing a progressive surface as a reference into a lattice form.

Abstract: A method for providing design data and a system for providing design data that enable a lens processor to manufacture a desired inner-surface progressive addition lens corresponding to prescription data. A design data providing system is a system such that a design data creator provides design data of an inner-surface progressive addition lens to a lens processor in the case where the lens processor has agreed upon a contract to the effect that the lens processor receives provision of the design data of the inner-surface progressive addition lens from the design data creator on the condition that the lens processor pays a consideration. The design data providing system has a server device as a host computer device, a terminal computer device, and a network for connecting the server device to the terminal computer device.

Abstract: To provide a new progressive multifocal lens having eyesight corrective power and astigmatism corrective power in the same refracting interface by forming an eyeball-side refracting interface 2 or an object-side refracting interface 3 into a curved surface denoted by a combined refracting interface 14+15 composed of an original progressive refracting interface 14 set only to exhibit a desired eyesight corrective characteristic and an original toric surface 15 set only to exhibit a desired astigmatism corrective characteristic with a combination expression denoted by combination expression (1) or (2).

Abstract: A method of designing a spectacle lens having a combined refracting surface in at least one of two refracting surfaces at object and eye sides structuring the spectacle lens, wherein the combined refracting surface has an astigmatic refracting surface combined with a progressive refracting surface having a distance-use area, a near-use area different in refractive power from the distance-use area and a progressive area having a refractive power progressively changing between those, which includes: establishing reference lines extending in at least two of radial directions from a center point in a vicinity of a geometric center of the spectacle lens, in any one of the distant-use area and the near-use area, establishing reference lines extending in at least one of radial directions from the center point of the spectacle lens, in the other of the distant-use area and the near-use area, determining an aspheric addition amount for a refractive power that is along each of the reference lines, and determining an as

Abstract: A combined spectacle lens including a combination of a basic lens and an auxiliary lens, the basic lens formed with a progressive-power surface having a first power portion having a power for viewing an object at a predetermined distance, a second power portion having a power different from that in the first power portion, and a progressive portion in which the power is progressively changed from the first power portion to the second power portion on either one or both of refractive surfaces on an object side and an eyeball side, wherein a resultant power obtained by combining a basic lens power of the basic lens and an auxiliary lens power of the auxiliary lens is partly or entirely different from that of the basic lens power.

Abstract: To provide a spectacle lens that is designed optically to suit a spectacle frame with a large camber angle such as a wraparound type spectacle frame. A spectacle lens that is mounted in a spectacle frame with a camber angle of 200° or more, in which cylindrical power for offsetting astigmatic aberration, which is caused by the camber angle at a design reference point, is added to a refractive surface on an object side or a refractive surface on an eye side, prismatic power for offsetting prismatic effect, which is caused by the camber angle at the design reference point, is added to the refractive surface on the object side or the refractive surface on the eye side, and aspherical surfaces different from each other on a nose side and an ear side are formed on the refractive surface on the object side or the refractive surface on the eye side.

Abstract: A progressive addition power lens with a length of the intermediate corridor in the range of 22 to 28 mm, and a clear visual region, which is defined as a region where astigmatism is 0.5 diopters or less, has a horizontally maximum width thereof in the distant dioptric power region, which is twice as thick as or less than a horizontally minimum width in the intermediate corridor. Furthermore, the clear visual region defined as a region where astigmatism is 0.5 diopters or less has a width of 30 mm or more horizontally in the near dioptric power region. In addition, a position, where astigmatism distributed at the sides of the lens has the maximum value, is located in an almost horizontal direction with a far point positioned above the intermediate corridor or is located above the far point.

Abstract: To provide a spectacle lens that is designed optically to suit a spectacle frame with a large camber angle such as a wraparound type spectacle frame. A spectacle lens that is mounted in a spectacle frame with a camber angle of 200° or more, in which cylindrical power for offsetting astigmatic aberration, which is caused by the camber angle at a design reference point, is added to a refractive surface on an object side or a refractive surface on an eye side, prismatic power for offsetting prismatic effect, which is caused by the camber angle at the design reference point, is added to the refractive surface on the object side or the refractive surface on the eye side, and aspherical surfaces different from each other on a nose side and an ear side are formed on the refractive surface on the object side or the refractive surface on the eye side.

Abstract: A method for providing design data and a system for providing design data that enable a lens processor to manufacture a desired inner-surface progressive addition lens corresponding to prescription data. A design data providing system is a system such that a design data creator provides design data of an inner-surface progressive addition lens to a lens processor in the case where the lens processor has agreed upon a contract to the effect that the lens processor receives provision of the design data of the inner-surface progressive addition lens from the design data creator on the condition that the lens processor pays a consideration. The design data providing system has a server device as a host computer device, a terminal computer device, and a network for connecting the server device to the terminal computer device.

Abstract: A central processing unit of a calculation server apparatus includes a reference design data selection unit for selecting reference design data from a plurality of reference design data stored in reference design data storage of storage memory, and an arrange design unit 123 for processing the reference design data so acquired on the basis of prescription data. The reference design data has point groups having coordinates of points and obtained by dividing a progressive surface as a reference into a lattice form.

Abstract: To provide a new progressive multifocal lens having eyesight corrective power and astigmatism corrective power in the same refracting interface by forming an eyeball-side refracting interface 2 or an object-side refracting interface 3 into a curved surface denoted by a combined refracting interface 14+15 composed of an original progressive refracting interface 14 set only to exhibit a desired eyesight corrective characteristic and an original toric surface 15 set only to exhibit a desired astigmatism corrective characteristic with a combination expression denoted by combination expression (1) or (2).

Abstract: To offer a novel combining formula for combining a progressive refractive surface and a toric surface, thereby to provide a novel progressive multifocal lens which has an eyesight correcting capability and an astigmia remedying capability on an identical refractive surface. Using a combining formula indicated by a combining formula (1) or (2), a refractive surface 2 on an eyeball side or a refractive surface 3 on an object side is made a combined refractive surface 14+15 in which an original progressive refractive surface 14 set only for the purpose of demonstrating a desired eyesight-correcting characteristic, and an original toric surface 15 set only for the purpose of demonstrating a desired astigmia-remedying characteristic are combined.

Abstract: A progressive addition power lens with a length of the intermediate corridor in the range of 22 to 28 mm, and a clear visual region, which is defined as a region where astigmatism is 0.5 diopters or less, has a horizontally maximum width thereof in the distant dioptric power region, which is twice as thick as or less than a horizontally minimum width in the intermediate corridor. Furthermore, the clear visual region defined as a region where astigmatism is 0.5 diopters or less has a width of 30 mm or more horizontally in the near dioptric power region. In addition, a position, where astigmatism distributed at the sides of the lens has the maximum value, is located in an almost horizontal direction with a far point positioned above the intermediate corridor or is located above the far point.

Abstract: To offer a novel combining formula for combining a progressive refractive surface and a toric surface, thereby to provide a novel progressive multifocal lens which has an eyesight correcting capability and an astigmia remedying capability on an identical refractive surface. Using a combining formula indicated by a combining formula (1) or (2), a refractive surface 2 on an eyeball side or a refractive surface 3 on an object side is made a combined refractive surface 14+15 in which an original progressive refractive surface 14 set only for the purpose of demonstrating a desired eyesight-correcting characteristic, and an original toric surface 15 set only for the purpose of demonstrating a desired astigmia-remedying characteristic are combined.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a progressive multi-focal lens which has a progressive surface area comprising a distance portion and a near portion, which have different refractive powers, and a progressive portion positioned between them in which the refractive power changes progressively. The progressive surface which reflects customized information for each individual user including at least one of the information concerning each individual user's eyes or lifestyle of the user is designed. A lens design process provides processing data for the progressive multi-focal lenses with the custom-made progressive surfaces. By so doing, it is possible to provide the most appropriate spectacle lenses for the users and, at the same time, it is possible to eliminate the process of storing lenses in a semi-finished state after being processed so that it is possible to provide lenses which are suited to users at a lower cost.

Abstract: In a multifocal lens for eyeglass provided with visual field areas having different refractive powers, being a distance-vision area and a near-vision area, a multifocal lens for eyeglass (10) is provided, in which the difference of the average surface power D11 of the distance-vision area (11) of the surface (2) on the side of the object and the average surface power D12 of the near-vision area (12) is made mathematically less than the addition power Add. Furthermore, a specific addition power Add is provided by adjusting the average surface power D21 of the distance-vision area of the surface (3) on the side of the eye and the average surface power D22 of the near-vision area. It becomes possible to adjust the average surface powers D11 and D12 of the surface (2) on the side of the object such that the difference of magnification of the distance-vision area and the near-vision area becomes little.

Abstract: In a process of determining the surface shape of each of progressive multifocal lenses for use as lenses in eyeglasses, radii of curvature at main points are calculated, and then the surface is divided into a plurality of lattice sections, and then a curved-surface equation in the form of a bicubic expression is used for each section to determine the surface shape of the lens. A coefficient of each of the bicubic expressions is determined under a condition that continuation is established to curved-surface equations of sections adjacent at a boundary line between the sections to the derivatives of second order. Therefore, the surface shape of the lens obtained by the curved-surface equation for each section can be formed into a continuous and smooth surface. Since the curved surface can be determined for each section, a partial correction can easily be performed, if necessary.

Abstract: A progressive power lens provides a large clear vision area from a far-distance use section to a progressive section, wherein an astigmatism imbalance during vision through both eyes is eliminated, and eye movement between far and near distance use takes place smoothly. Astigmatism is distributed asymmetrically in the progressive region of the progressive power lens with respect to a meridian in such manner that a larger astigmatism occurs in a nose-side region than in an ear-side region. By so doing, distribution of astigmatism in the nose-side progressive region is eased to match that of the ear-side progressive region. Moreover, by making the increasing ratio .beta. of the astigmatism in the far-near direction milder than the increasing ratio .alpha. of the astigmatism in the left-right direction, a large clear vision area is obtained and the astigmatism imbalance during vision with both eyes is eliminated. Moreover, eye movement between the far-distance use and near-distance use takes place smoothly.