An optical path correction subassembly, an optical detection assembly, and an optical detection system are provided. The optical path correction subassembly can be optionally configured to be applied to a light detector. The optical path correction subassembly includes a holder structure and an optical path correction structure carried by the holder structure, and the optical path correction structure has a light beam guiding surface arranged as a reverse inclination inclined relative to a vertical line. The light beam guiding surface of the optical path correction structure can be configured to effectively or accurately guide a predetermined light beam to a light receiving surface of the light detector so as to facilitate collection of the predetermined light beam. The light beam guiding surface of the optical path correction structure can be arranged at an acute angle relative to the light receiving surface of the light detector.

The techniques of this disclosure relate to actively selecting lenses for camera focus processes. Lenses to be used during camera assembly are chosen based on whether their pairing with a specific set of production components can satisfy focus performance criteria of end of line test. Test equipment may check the lenses by dry-fit aligning them to a particular set of production components. If minimum focus performance cannot be achieved, then a different set of lenses are used to with that set of production components to produce a final camera assembly. This way, because the lenses are actively selected during production to achieve satisfactory focus performance of the EOLT, each final camera assembly is more likely to pass the EOLT, thereby improving camera production output.

The techniques of this disclosure relate to actively selecting lenses for camera focus processes. Test equipment may check lenses by dry-fit aligning them to a particular set of production components. If minimum focus performance cannot be achieved, then the lenses go unused for a final camera assembly. In certain situations, the unused set of lenses is salvageable for use in another camera assembly. Advanced CMAT equipment may compute and apply a rotation for unused lenses to improve their focus performance the next time they are used in a final assembly. A maximum number of attempts to rotationally fix a set of lenses may be observed to avoid trying the same lenses again and again, possibly without ever having success. This way, because the lenses actively selected can also be rotated during production, final camera assemblies can be produced that are likely to pass the EOLT, and by minimizing waste.

A method (6) for inspecting an ophthalmic lens (2), in particular a contact lens such as a soft contact lens (2), in an automated lens manufacturing process is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of acquiring (60) a plurality of images containing the ophthalmic lens (2) to be inspected as an imaged ophthalmic lens (2), wherein each image (4) of the plurality of images is of a different image type, registering (63) the plurality of images by applying a registration function to each image (4) of the plurality of images to obtain registered images, determining (64), based on the registered images, whether the ophthalmic lens (2) complies with predetermined specifications, and updating (62) the registration function to compensate for possible changes in the acquisition of the plurality of images. Updating (62) the registration function is performed during the automated lens manufacturing process.

This invention discloses a handheld apparatus for measuring surface power or radius of prescription ophthalmic spectacle lenses, optical lenses or molds blocked with or without chuck during Rx production, and after comparing measurement results with designed data, providing correction data to the processing machines via wireless connection for correction processing if needed. The handheld apparatus integrates an optical measurement head into a monolithic optical system.

A camera-testing box for testing optical properties of an image-capturing device includes a box body, a light source, a photographic film, a mask, and a base. The light source is disposed inside the light-free box body. The photographic film is disposed on a side of the light source inside the box body. The mask is disposed on a side of the photographic film away from or facing the light source, and the mask includes a transparent area and a shielding area to reduce flare-causing light reflected by screws and other extraneous objects in the camera-testing box. The base is disposed inside the box body, and on a side of the mask away from the light source. The base supports the to-be-tested image-capturing device.

A system for monitoring the position of a blocking device on an ophthalmic lens (20) having at least one marking comprises: —a mechanical structure adapted to cooperate with the blocking device; —an image sensor (4) observing the ophthalmic lens (20); —a control unit (10) connected to the image sensor (4) and configured to produce an image having a point of reference with a determined position with respect to the mechanical structure and at least part of the ophthalmic lens (20) including said marking; and—a user interface (12) adapted to display a blocking device positional compensation proposal for an automatic positional compensation or for a manual positional compensation based on the comparison to a predetermined threshold of a distance between the point of reference and the marking on the image. A corresponding method and a method for edging an ophthalmic lens are also proposed.

An apparatus for inspecting lenses includes an inspection system including an open cuvette, a communicatively coupled CT measurement device, and a user interface communicatively coupled to the inspection system. According to one embodiment, the lens inspection system provides a single instrument for inspecting the quality of a lens, thereby minimizing the transference of the lens from one inspection component to another.

The spatial structure of an optical element is determined. The optical element has a first optically active surface and a second optically active surface. The optical element is arranged in a holding device. The position of a point (P) on the first optically active surface and the position of a point (P′) on the second optically active surface are referenced in a coordinate system fixed to the holding device. The topography of the first optically active surface is determined in a coordinate system referenced to the holding device by the position of point (P) and the spatial structure of the optical element is calculated from the topography of the first optically active surface and from a data set as to the topography of the second optically active surface. The data set is referenced to the fixed coordinate system of the holding device by the position of point (P′).

The techniques of this disclosure relate to determining an optical characteristic of a camera. The device includes a housing that receives a test fixture retaining a camera. The housing includes a first segment and a second segment creating a chamber surrounding the camera. The first segment is attached to the test fixture and defines a first orifice located in a side of the first segment. The first orifice directs a flow of a gas out of the chamber. The second segment defines a second orifice located in a first side of the second segment to direct the flow of the gas into the chamber. An aperture is located in a second side of the second segment and positioned opposite the test fixture to define a field of view that includes a camera target. The aperture receives a lens barrel of the camera and enables the determination of the optical characteristic.