title: Measurement and comparison of the optical performance of an ophthalmic lens based on a Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor in real viewing conditions.
abstract: The spatially resolved wavefront aberrations of four types of ophthalmic lens are measured with a custom-built apparatus based on a Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor and specially designed positioning stage. The wavefront aberrations of the progressive addition lenses (PALs) are compared. The results show that the distribution depends much on the design philosophy, although the average values of root mean square in the entire measurement areas have no significant difference. It is feasible to evaluate the optical performance through the wavefront analysis of PALs, but how to meet the customized visual needs of patients and how to minimize the unwanted aberrations in some special zones are important points that should be taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Laser Medicine and Biophotonics, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China. zhoucq@sjtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chuanqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Weichao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Qiushi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D001251:Astigmatism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D004867:Equipment Design; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity