Brightness-dependent adjustment of a spectacle lens

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9696563-B2
Application number	US-201214365151-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2012
Priority date	Dec 13, 2011
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

Adjustment of an eyeglass lens or a pair of eyeglasses by means of an individual brightness-dependent centering of an eyeglass lens. In particular, a method for adjusting an individual eyeglass lens for at least one eye of an eyeglass wearer. The method includes defining an individual usage situation which includes at least one target brightness value for the light to be captured by the at least one eye; determining a position of the pupil in at least one direction of view of the at least one eye which occurs or is expected at the at least one target brightness value; determining a reference point of the eyeglass lens, in which the eyeglass lens effects a required correction of individual refraction data for the at least one direction of view; on the basis of the determined individual value of the pupil position, providing and arranging the eyeglass lens in such a manner that the at least one reference point of the eyeglass lens is arranged in front of the at least one eye of the eyeglass wearer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for adapting an individual spectacle lens for at least one eye of a spectacle wearer, comprising:
specifying an individual situation of wear, which comprises at least one brightness target value for light to be captured by the at least one eye;
determining an individual position, occurring or expected for the at least one brightness target value, of the pupil for at least one direction of sight of the at least one eye;
determining a reference point of the spectacle lens, in which the spectacle lens causes a correction of individual refraction data required for the at least one direction of sight; and
providing and arranging the spectacle lens such that the at least one reference point of the spectacle lens is arranged depending on the determined individual value of the position of the pupil, in front of the at least one eye of the spectacle wearer.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the expected individual position of the pupil and/or determining the individual influence of the brightness on the position and/or size of the pupil comprises:
setting measurement conditions in which the brightness captured by the at least one eye at least corresponds to a brightness target value specified in the individual situation of wear; and
detecting the position or size of the pupil of the at least one eye under the measurement conditions set.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the expected individual position of the pupil and/or determining the individual influence of the brightness on the position and/or size of the pupil comprises:
specifying a relation between the brightness captured by the at least one eye and the position and/or size of the pupil, wherein the specified relation has at least one individual adaptation parameter;
identifying a position and/or size of the pupil together with a brightness captured by the at least one eye;
determining the at least one individual adaptation parameter from the identified position and/or size of the pupil as well as the brightness identified therewith; and
identifying the individual position and/or size of the pupil expected for the predetermined brightness target value from the specified relation between the brightness captured by the at least one eye and the position and/or size of the pupil by taking the determined individual adaptation parameter into account.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the brightness captured by the at least one eye, which is determined together with a position and/or size of the pupil, is measured using a brightness sensor.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein identifying a position and/or size of the pupil together with a brightness captured by the at least one eye comprises:
arranging a brightness reference object close to the at least one eye such that the brightness reference object is subjected to the same brightness as the at least one eye;
collecting image data of the at least one eye together with the brightness reference object; and
determining the brightness from the representation of the brightness reference object in the image data.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the expected individual position of the pupil and/or determining the individual influence of the brightness on the position and/or size of the pupil comprises measuring a position of the pupil relative to a coordinate system fixed with respect to the head.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the expected individual position of the pupil and/or determining the individual influence of the brightness on the position and/or size of the pupil comprises measuring a position or the pupil relative to a marked feature of the at least one eye.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the expected individual position of the pupil and/or determining the individual influence of the brightness on the position and/or size of the pupil comprises specifying a direction of sight by means of a fixation object and/or a fixation target.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a measurement of a position and/or size of the pupil is performed for a first luminance in a range from approximately 3 cd/m 2 to approximately 30 cd/m 2 , and a measurement of a position and/or size of the pupil is performed for a second luminance in a range from approximately 0.003 cd/m 2 to approximately 30 cd/m 2 .

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the measurement of a position and/or size of the pupil is performed for the second luminance in the range from approximately 0.003 cd/m 2 to approximately 3 cd/m 2 .

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the measurement of a position and/or size of the pupil is performed for the second luminance in the range from 0.003 cd/m 2 to approximately 0.3 cd/m 2 .

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the measurement of a position and/or size of the pupil is performed for the second luminance in the range from approximately 0.003 cd/m 2 to approximately 0.03 cd/m 2 .

13. A method for optimizing and producing an individual spectacle lens for at least one eye of a spectacle wearer, comprising:
specifying an individual situation of wear, which specifies one brightness target value for light to be captured by the at least one eye for each of at least two different reference points of the spectacle lens;
determining refraction data of the at least one eye for the at least two different reference points;
determining an individual influence of the brightness of the light captured by the at least one eye on the position of the pupil of the at least one eye; and
optimizing and producing the spectacle lens, which causes a correction, destined for the reference points, of the refraction data for the positions of the pupil of the at least one eye, which result from the determined influence of the brightness on the position of the pupil for the brightness target values specified for the reference points.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising determining an individual size of the pupil respectively occurring or expected for the specified brightness target values, wherein optimizing the spectacle lens comprises minimizing a target function which, for the at least two reference points, evaluates a correction of the refraction data respectively determined for the respective reference point, said correction being caused by the spectacle lens in a surrounding of the respective reference point, wherein the size of the surrounding of the respective reference point is selected depending on the individual size of the pupil determined for the respective reference point.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
providing a distribution of refraction data, which describe at least higher-order aberrations, for a plurality of eyes, which differ at least partly in at least one further physical and/or physiological parameter;
determining a value of the at least one further physical and/or physiological parameter for the at least one eye of the spectacle wearer; and
determining the most probable values, according to the provided distribution of refraction data, for the higher-order aberrations of the at least one eye of the user for the determined value of the at least one further physical and/or physiological parameter for the at least one eye,
wherein the spectacle lens is optimized such that it corrects the higher-order aberrations according to the determined most probable values at least partly.

16. A measuring apparatus for collecting individual u

Assignees

• Rodenstock Gmbh

Inventors

• Trumm Stephan
• Seitz Peter
• Sessner Rainer
• Muschielok Adam
• Altheimer Helmut
• Becken Wolfgang
• Welk Andrea
• Seidemann Anne
• Hauk Wolfgang
• Esser Gregor

Classifications

• G02C7/06

  bifocal; multifocal {; progressive (G02C7/041 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G02C7/066

  Shape, location or size of the viewing zones · CPC title

• A61B3/112

  for measuring diameter of pupils · CPC title

• A61B3/14

  Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography · CPC title

• A61B3/11

  for measuring interpupillary distance or diameter of pupils · CPC title