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Comparison of Agreement and Accuracy using Binocular Wavefront Optometer with Autorefractor and Phoropter
Published on: September 16, 2025
Adjustable adaptive compact fluidic phoropter with no mechanical translation of lenses
Randall Marks1, David L Mathine, Gholam Peyman
1College of Optical Sciences, 1630 E. University Boulevard, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 86721, USA.
Abstract:
We demonstrate a compact optical phoroptor consisting of adjustable astigmatic and defocus lenses. The lenses are fluidically controlled and allow for an arbitrary refractive error to be corrected without mechanically moving lenses. Shack-Hartmann measurements were used to characterize the optical properties of the individual lenses. The lenses were then assembled into the phoropter and controlled with three separate fluid controls. The phoroptor was verified by correcting the vision of a model eye with an induced refraction error.
