Domiciliary optometrist at Specsavers Home Visits in Derby, Noor Hussein, tells OT about why he chose his mode of practice – and the satisfaction he finds in the role. I did my pre-registration ...

The Ultimate Edition Kappa Auto is a revolution in edging technology. The fully automatic focimeter / blocker traces the most shallow frames currently on the market. The unit recognises lens types, ...

Abstract: Although the lensometer, also known as a focimeter or vertometer, has shown high efficiency and accuracy, it involves a lot of human participation such as observation and manual calculations ...

Pre-testing is a crucial part of maintaining healthy vision, and it’s a key part of the eye examination process. This is because the likes of pre-test optical instruments can provide the right ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new method of measuring the back focal length of middle infrared (MIR) lens that uses MIR pulse collimated beam, focimeter and thermopile sensor. An MIR illuminated ...

A focimeter is an instrument used to measure vertex powers and prismatic effects of spectacles and contact lenses, to orientate and mark uncut lenses, and to verify the correct mounting of lenses in ...

A prisoner is pictured grading a pair of spectacles donated to Help the AgedÕs campaign, World in Sight. This week the charity has appealed to practitioners to donate any unwanted focimeters to the ...

We propose an optical apparatus enabling the measurement of spherical power, cylindrical power, and optical center coordinates of ophthalmic lenses. The main advantage of this new focimeter is to ...