JP6400552B2 - Design method for eyeglass lenses - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for designing a spectacle lens, and more particularly, to a method for designing a spectacle lens having an aspherical curved surface.

A conventional spectacle lens with a spherical design has a problem that when the lens power (refractive power) is large, the edge thickness of the lens increases, and the lens becomes heavier and worse in appearance.
In order to solve such a problem, at least one of the bent surface on the front surface side and the bent surface on the rear surface side of the spectacle lens is aspherical, and has a predetermined optical performance in the region of the lens center portion, A spectacle lens has been proposed in which a lens is formed thin in the outer region so as to achieve both the thinness of the lens and the optical performance.

  For example, in the spectacle lens described in Patent Document 1 below, a comfort zone located at the center of the lens and a stylish zone located outside the lens are provided so that the average refractive power error and astigmatism values are reduced in the comfort zone. While ensuring a clear field of view at the center of the lens, the stylish zone has a design that allows for astigmatism correction and accepts the average refractive power error, reducing the thickness of the lens periphery and stylish. The point which came to secure an external appearance is disclosed.

JP 2012-233959 A

In order to balance the optical performance and the thinness of the lens as described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of regions are provided in the spectacle lens, and the front side bends so that different functions can be given to each region. It is conceivable that at least one of the surface and the bent surface on the rear surface side is formed of an aspherical surface.
However, the aspherical formula used to specify the shape of the aspherical lens uses a large number of parameters, so that the lens thickness is reduced after satisfying the optical performance required in each region set in the lens. It is difficult to optimize each parameter.
The present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a spectacle lens design method capable of satisfactorily balancing optical performance and lens thinness against the background described above.

Thus, according to the design method of the first aspect, at least one of the front-side bent surface and the rear-side bent surface is formed of an aspheric surface, and the rotation angle of the eyeball formed at the center of the lens is 0 degree to 30 degrees. A first region in a range of degrees, a second region formed outside the first region in a range where the rotation angle of the eyeball is 45 degrees or less, and a third region including a lens edge outside the second region And a spectacle lens design method in which optical performance to be satisfied in each of the first region and the second region is defined, wherein (a) the bent surfaces on the front side and the rear side are both spherical shapes In the spherical design performed under the assumption that the base curve of the bent surface on the front side is changed, the optical performance is simulated, and the value of the base curve is set based on the relationship between the base curve and the optical performance. A base curve setting step; and (b) an aspheric bent surface shape. Of the plurality of parameters included in the following aspherical expression (1) for specifying the vertex curvature radius, the vertex curvature radius is calculated using the value of the base curve, and the calculated numerical value of the vertex curvature radius is reflected. A simulation is performed using the following aspherical expression (1) , and the average power error is within ± 0.50 diopters and the astigmatism is within ± 0.25 diopters in the first region, and the astigmatism in the second region. Spherical design was performed using the same base curve value with an aberration within ± 0.50 diopter and a prism reduction rate of 5% or more at the rotation angle corresponding to the outer peripheral edge of the second region. Compared to the lens, in the case of the minus lens, the edge thickness reduction rate at the lens edge is 5% or more, and in the case of the plus lens, the remaining thickness of the parameters is set so that the center thickness reduction rate at the lens center is 5% or more . number And a non-spherical shape setting step of setting a using equation (1) below aspheric, and obtains the aspheric shapes including a third region from the first region.
Where Z: sag value of the bent surface, X: distance from the optical axis, R: vertex radius of curvature, k, An: aspheric coefficient, n: positive integer

A second aspect is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the value of the base curve is set so as to satisfy the following formula (2).
BC ₂ ≦ BC ≦ BC ₁ Formula (2)
Where BC: base curve, n: refractive index, D: vertex power,
BC ₁ = (n−1) × (−0.00127D ³ −0.00834D ² + 0.941D + 12.57),
BC ₂ = (n−1) × (0.00091D ³ + 0.03928D ² + 0.613D + 3.89)

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the size of the second region is changed corresponding to the size of the target lens shape of the spectacle frame to which the spectacle lens is attached. The third region is designed to be provided with a thickness of 5 mm or more.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, when the absolute value of the vertex power of the spectacle lens is within a predetermined range, the second region increases as the absolute value increases. It is characterized by designing so that the magnitude | size of becomes small gradually.

The spectacle lens to which the present invention is applied has a first region in which the rotation angle of the eyeball formed in the center of the lens is in the range of 0 degrees to 30 degrees, and a rotation angle of the eyeball outside the first region is 45 degrees. It has the 2nd field formed in the following ranges, and the 3rd field including a lens edge outside the 2nd field.
In order to achieve a good balance between optical performance and lens thickness, it is desirable to define functions to be satisfied for each of the first to third regions as described below.

In general, in the human visual field, the central visual field region that can receive information with high accuracy and high accuracy according to visual acuity and color discrimination is set within 5 degrees, and this region is called a discrimination visual field.
The area where information can be received instantaneously only by eye movement is a range of about 30 degrees horizontally (± 15 degrees each on the left and right) and about 20 degrees vertically (up 8 degrees, down 12 degrees). This area is called an effective visual field. It is.
In the first region of the present invention, which includes the discrimination visual field and the effective visual field and requires the fine structure identification of the object, it is particularly effective to suppress the average power error and astigmatism within a predetermined range. By doing so, it is possible to make it difficult to feel blur in front view and side view and to focus instantly.

On the other hand, the range of 30 to 90 degrees in the horizontal direction and 20 to 70 degrees in the vertical direction is called a stable gaze field in an area where information can be received without difficulty by the movement of the eyeball and head. In this region, it is difficult to identify the fine structure of the object, but image distortion is recognized.
In the second region of the present invention mainly including this stable focus field, it is particularly effective to suppress the prism value within a predetermined range together with astigmatism. Thereby, the distortion aberration of the spectacle lens can be reduced, and shaking and distortion can be significantly suppressed.
Further, since the image is not greatly deformed when the head is moved, the line of sight is easily aligned with the target object.
Moreover, since it becomes difficult to feel shaking and distortion even if the eyes and head are moved, it is possible to provide a good comfort.

On the other hand, when the human visual field exceeds 90 degrees (± 45 degrees), the information discriminating power is further lowered, and the presence of the stimulus can be recognized.
For this reason, in the third region of the present invention mainly composed of a region where the rotation angle of the eyeball exceeds 45 degrees, the optical performance is not particularly defined, and this third region is defined as a region for reducing the thickness of the lens. It is effective to do. That is, by setting such a third region, the thickness of the lens edge can be reduced in the minus lens compared to the spherical design lens, and the thickness of the lens edge in the plus lens is the same. The lens center thickness can be made thinner than a spherical design lens.

  For example, in order to improve optical performance such as distortion in the second region, it is desirable to adopt a deep (curvature) base curve as described later, but there is a problem that the lens becomes thick in the deep base curve. Arise. However, by providing the third region for reducing the thickness of the lens outside the second region, it is possible to achieve both good optical performance due to a deep base curve and thinning of the lens.

In the present invention, the following aspherical expression (1) is used to specify the aspherical bent surface shape.
Here, Z is a sag value of the bent surface, X is a distance from the optical axis, R is a vertex radius of curvature, k and An are aspheric coefficients, and n is a positive integer.

However, the aspherical expression (1) uses a large number of parameters, and each parameter is optimized so that the lens thickness is reduced after satisfying the optical performance defined in the first and second regions in the lens. It is difficult to make.
Therefore, in the present invention, the vertex curvature radius is set with priority among the above parameters, and then the remaining aspheric coefficients are set.

Specifically, in a spherical design that assumes that both the front and rear bent surfaces are spherical, a simulation is performed with different base curves of the front bent surface, and the base curve and optical performance are A relationship is obtained, and a base curve value with excellent optical performance is set based on this relationship.
And the vertex curvature radius R in said Formula (1) is calculated using the value of this base curve.
The vertex curvature radius R can be calculated by using the following equations (3) and (4), where R ₁ is the vertex curvature radius on the front surface side and R ₂ is the vertex curvature radius on the rear surface side. .
BC represents the base curve, CT represents the lens center thickness, n represents the refractive index, and D represents the vertex refractive power.

  Next, simulation is performed using the aspherical expression (1) reflecting the calculated value of the radius of curvature R, and the remaining parameters necessary for specifying the surface shape of the aspherical lens, that is, the aspherical surface Set the coefficient value.

  In the spectacle lens design method of the present invention based on such a procedure, the value of the vertex curvature radius R that mainly affects the shapes of the first region and the second region near the center of the lens is used as a base having excellent optical performance. Optimum value of the aspheric coefficient that can reduce the lens thickness while maintaining the optical performance of the first area and the second area when setting other aspheric coefficients by setting in advance using the value of the curve Can be easily obtained.

In the present invention, particularly when the value of the base curve BC satisfies the following formula (2), it is possible to easily design a thin lens with good optical performance (claim 2).
BC ₂ ≦ BC ≦ BC ₁ Formula (2)
Where BC ₁ = (n−1) × (−0.00127D ³ −0.00834D ² + 0.941D + 12.57),
BC ₂ = (n−1) × (0.00091D ³ + 0.03928D ² + 0.613D + 3.89), where n is the refractive index and D is the vertex power.

When a value exceeding BC ₁ is selected as the value of the base curve BC, for example, the curvature of the lens becomes large, and it becomes difficult to achieve both optical performance and thinning based on the design method of the present invention. . For this reason, it is desirable that the upper limit value of the base curve BC is BC ₁ .
On the other hand, when a value lower than BC ₂ is selected as the value of the base curve BC, the maximum prism amount in the second region designed with the BC value is the second value of the lens designed spherical with the BC ₁ value. It becomes larger than the maximum prism amount in the region, and the effect of suppressing distortion is not obtained. Therefore the lower limit value of the base curve BC is desirably a BC _2.

Moreover, in this invention, it is possible to change the magnitude | size of the 2nd area | region formed in the outer side of the 1st area | region.
For example, when information about the spectacle frame to be used is obtained, the size of the second region is changed according to the size of the target lens frame to which the spectacle lens is attached according to claim 3. In the target lens shape, by providing the third region for reducing the thickness of the lens by 5 mm or more, the user can feel the thinness of the lens.

On the other hand, when information about the spectacle frame is not obtained, it is effective to design a lens that changes the size of the second region of the spectacle lens in accordance with the absolute value of the vertex refractive power. is there.
Generally, a lens with high refractive power has a thick lens, strong vortex and distortion at the periphery of the lens, and small eyes when viewed by others (in the case of a plus lens) There is a demerit such as that it looks large). In order to reduce such disadvantages, when using a high-strength lens (the absolute value of the vertex refractive index intensity is large), a frame with a small target lens shape is often selected. For this reason, if the second region is designed to be large in a lens having a large absolute value, the third region of the lens may not enter the target lens shape. Therefore, according to claim 4, when the absolute value of the lens intensity is within a predetermined range, it is effective to design so that the size of the second region gradually decreases as the absolute value increases.

  According to the present invention as described above, a method for designing a spectacle lens capable of satisfactorily balancing optical performance and lens thinness can be provided.

It is the figure which showed the lens for spectacles of the application object of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the simulation result of the optical performance in a spherical design lens. It is explanatory drawing about ray tracing. It is the figure which showed the relationship between the turning angle (alpha) and various optical performance in Example 1. FIG. It is the figure which showed the relationship between the turning angle (alpha) and various optical performance in Example 2. FIG. (A): This is an example in which the size of the second region is changed according to the size of the target lens shape. (B): This is an example in which the size of the second region is changed in accordance with the strength of the vertex power. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect of the design method shown to FIG. 6 (A).

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a spectacle lens as an application target in the design method of the present embodiment.
In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a spectacle lens, which is a single focus lens in which the front side (object side) bent surface 12 and the rear side (eyeball side) bent surface 14 are both aspherical.
As shown in FIG. 1A, this eyeball lens (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as a lens) 10 has a first region 22 at the center of the lens, a second region 24 outside the first region 22, and a second region 24. A third region 26 is formed outside the two lenses 24.

1B indicates the angle when the center of the eyeball is located at a distance of 25 mm from the bent surface 14 on the rear surface side of the lens 10 on the optical axis P of the lens 10. The value of the rotation angle α increases as it goes to the part.
In this example, the region on the lens corresponding to the rotation angle α in the range of 0 to 30 degrees (outer diameter of about Φ30 mm) is the first region 22, and the region on the lens corresponding to the rotation angle α in the range of more than 30 to 45 degrees. The second region 24 is an outer diameter (approximately Φ50 mm), and the third region 26 is a region on the lens corresponding to the range of the rotation angle α exceeding 45 degrees to the lens edge.

The first region 22 is a region where the frequency of use by the eyeglass user is high, and it is necessary to keep the average power error and astigmatism low so that the focus can be focused instantly with less blur in front view and side view. There is.
In this example, the average power error in the first region 22 is designed to be within ± 0.50 diopter (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “D”), and the astigmatism is designed to be within ± 0.25 D.

Here, the average power error is an average power that is an average of the refractive power in the radial direction (meridional direction) and the refractive power in the circumferential direction (sagittal direction) at the position of the lens 10 corresponding to the rotation angle α, and the lens center ( This is the difference from the vertex power at a rotation angle of 0 degrees.
Astigmatism is the difference between the refractive power in the radial direction (meridional direction) and the refractive power in the circumferential direction (sagittal direction) at the position of the lens 10 corresponding to the rotation angle α.

On the other hand, the second region 24 located outside the first region 22 is a region whose rotation angle α exceeds 30 °, and is therefore a region that is not normally used for identifying a fine structure of an object. However, since the distortion of the image is recognized, in this example, the astigmatism in the second region 24 is within ± 0.50 D, and the rotation angle α corresponding to the outer peripheral edge of the second region 24 (45 in this example). At the position (degree), the prism reduction rate is set to 5% or more.
Here, the prism reduction rate is obtained by (PZD ₀ −PZD ₁ ) / PZD ₀ × 100, where PZD _{1 is} the prism value of the lens 10 of this embodiment and PZD ₀ is the prism value of the spherical design lens having the same base curve. be able to.

On the other hand, the third region 26 located further outside the second region 24 is a region where the rotation angle α exceeds 45 degrees, so that the information discriminating power is low as a human visual field, and the presence of a stimulus can be recognized. It is.
For this reason, the optical performance of the third region 26 is not particularly defined, and priority is given to reducing the thickness of the lens as compared with a lens that has been designed using the same base curve value. Specifically, in the case of a minus lens, the edge thickness reduction rate at the lens edge is set to 5% or more, and in the case of a plus lens, the center thickness reduction rate at the lens center is set to 5% or more.

  As described above, the lens 10 of this example defines the optical performance to be satisfied in each of the first region 22 and the second region 24, and the third region 26 does not particularly define the optical performance, and the lens thickness is reduced. By giving priority to the optical performance, the optical performance and the lens thickness can be well balanced.

Next, a method for designing the spectacle lens 10 will be described.
In the present embodiment, the surface shape of the aspheric lens is obtained using the following formulas (5) and (6).
Here, Z ₁ is a sag value on the bent surface on the front side (amount of deviation from the tangential plane contacting the lens 10 at the optical axis P, unit: mm), and Z ₂ is a sag value on the bent surface on the rear side. .
X in the formula is a distance from the optical axis P (0 to outer diameter / 2, unit: mm),
R ₁ is the apex radius of curvature on the front side, R ₂ is the apex radius of curvature on the back side (unit: mm),
k ₁ , a ₁ , b ₁ , c ₁ , and d ₁ are front surface aspheric coefficients,
k ₂ , a ₂ , b ₂ , c ₂ , and d ₂ are aspherical coefficients on the rear surface side.

In this example, among the plurality of parameters included in the above formulas (5) and (6), the vertex curvature radii R ₁ and R ₂ are first calculated preferentially, and the calculated numerical value of the vertex curvature radius is reflected. A simulation is performed using the equations (5) and (6), and the numerical values of the remaining parameters (aspheric coefficient) are set so that the target optical performance and the lens thickness can be obtained.
Thereby, the shape of the spectacle lens 10 in which the front-side bent surface 12 and the rear-side bent surface 14 are aspherical surfaces can be specified.
The design procedure will be described in detail below.

<Simulation of optical performance in spherical design>
In this example, prior to designing the aspherical shape of the lens, it is assumed that the ophthalmic lens having the lens power to be designed has a spherical shape, and the base curve in the spherical design (with the surface refractive power of the bent surface on the front side) , The unit is D), and the optical performance (average power error, astigmatism, prism value) is simulated.
The simulation can be performed using ray tracing described later.
The surface shape of the spherical lens can be obtained by using the following formulas (7) and (8).
Here, Z ₁ is a sag value on the bent surface on the front surface side, and Z ₂ is a sag value on the bent surface on the rear surface side.
In the equation, X is a distance from the optical axis P, R ₁ is a curvature radius on the front surface side, R ₂ is a curvature radius on the rear surface side, and R ₁ and R ₂ are the above-described equations (3) and (4). As shown, it is calculated based on the value of the base curve.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the result of simulating the optical performance in the spherical design by changing the value of the base curve at the lens power S-6.00D.
As shown in the figure, the optical performance (average power error, astigmatism, prism value) varies depending on the rotation angle and base curve values. In this example, good results are obtained with a deep base curve (3.07D or 4.08D) in all of the average power error, astigmatism, and prism value in the range of the rotation angle of 0 to 45 degrees.

In order to set the base curve BC, the above simulation is performed within a range that satisfies the condition of the following formula (2).
Even if a value exceeding the upper limit BC ₁ is set, it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the lens, and it is difficult to achieve both optical performance and thickness reduction. Further, even if a value lower than the lower limit value BC ₂ is set, the maximum prism amount in the second region 24 becomes large, and an effect of suppressing distortion aberration cannot be obtained.
BC ₂ ≦ BC ≦ BC ₁ Formula (2)
Where BC: base curve, n: refractive index, D: vertex power,
BC ₁ = (n−1) × (−0.00127D ³ −0.00834D ² + 0.941D + 12.57),
BC ₂ = (n−1) × (0.00091D ³ + 0.03928D ² + 0.613D + 3.89)

<Prerequisite setting for lens design>
As preconditions for lens design, a lens power (apex refractive power) D, a refractive index n, a lens center thickness CT (unit: mm), and an outer diameter (unit: mm) are set.

<Base curve BC value setting>
Based on the result of the simulation, the value of the base curve BC of the lens to be designed is set in a range satisfying the equation (2).

<Setting vertex curvature radius on front and rear>
Using the value of the base curve BC set as described above, the vertex curvature radius R ₁ on the front surface side and the vertex curvature radius R ₂ on the rear surface side are obtained by Equations (3) and (4).

<Aspheric coefficient setting>
Next, in order to specify the surface shape of the aspheric lens, necessary remaining parameters in the equations (5) and (6), that is, the aspheric coefficients (k ₁ , a ₁ , b ₁ , c ₁ , d ₁ and k ₂ , a ₂ , b ₂ , c ₂ , d ₂ ).
Specifically, simulation is performed using the aspherical expressions (5) and (6) reflecting the values of the vertex curvature radii R ₁ and R ₂ obtained above, and the target optical performance and lens thickness are calculated. The numerical value of the aspheric coefficient is set so that is obtained. In the simulation, the optical performance is evaluated by the following ray tracing.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of ray tracing.
In the drawing, the center of rotation of the eyeball 20 is located 25 mm from the rear surface of the lens 10 on the line of the optical axis P passing through the center of the lens.
In ray tracing, first, a principal ray having a rotation angle α passing through the center of rotation of the eyeball 20 is considered.
As shown in the partially enlarged view, the chief ray emitted at the rotation angle α is incident at an incident angle θ ₁ with respect to the normal direction of the surface at the incident point on the rear surface of the lens. Refracts at a refraction angle θ ₂ in accordance with the above law.
The light refracted at the rear surface of the lens then enters the front surface of the lens, and the incident light is refracted at the front surface of the lens according to Snell's law.
The chief ray emitted from the front surface of the lens hits the screen at an object distance of 500 m. Here, the point on the screen that was hit is the object point.

Next, from the object point, consider the sub-light ray in the direction opposite to the principal ray.
The secondary light beam is made incident at a position on the light ray radius of 0.1 mm, centered on the principal ray passing point on the front surface of the lens.
In addition, since the lens 10 of this embodiment is an aspherical surface targeted for the rotation axis, only the two directions of the radial direction and the tangential direction shown in FIG. Therefore, consider the four sub rays (up, down, left and right).
The emitted secondary light is refracted in the order of the lens front surface → the lens rear surface in accordance with Snell's law, and intersects with the main light beam. The point that intersects with this principal ray is the focus.
Here, the distance from the exit point of the chief ray on the lens front surface to the object point is the front focal length f ₁ (unit: m), and the distance from the chief ray rear lens incidence point to the focal point is the rear focal length f ₂ (unit). : M), the sum of the reciprocal numbers becomes the refractive power P (unit: D) as shown in the following formula (9).
P = 1 / f ₁ + 1 / f ₂ Formula (9)

For the four sub-rays, the refracting power is obtained by using equation (9), the average value of the two tangential powers is the tangential power Pt, and the average of the two radial powers is the radial power Pm. And
Astigmatism As (unit: D) and average power MP (unit: D) are obtained from the obtained Pm and Pt using the following equations (10) and (11).
As = Pm−Pt (10)
MP = (Pm + Pt) / 2 Formula (11)
The average power error defined by the first region 22 is the difference between the average power MP at the rotation angle α and the vertex power.

The prism value PZD (unit: Δ) is obtained from the angle ω formed by the principal ray direction vector A and the ray direction vector B emitted from the front surface of the lens as in the following equations (12) and (13).
cosω = A · B / (| A | · | B |) (12)
PZD = tan ω / 100 Formula (13)
The prism reduction rate defined in the second region 24 is (PZD ₀ -PZD ₁ ), where PZD _{1 is} the prism value of the lens 10 of this embodiment and PZD ₀ is the prism value of the spherical design lens of the same base curve. / PZD ₀ × 100.

  In the present embodiment, the average power error, astigmatism As, prism reduction rate, and lens thickness in the third region obtained by ray tracing in this way with respect to the rotation angle α of the eyeball satisfy the target values. The numerical value of the aspheric coefficient is set by performing simulation while changing the value of the aspheric coefficient until.

According to such a design method of the present embodiment, the values of the vertex curvature radii R ₁ and R ₂ that mainly affect the shapes of the first region 22 and the second region 24 close to the center of the lens are excellent in optical performance. By setting in advance using the value of the base curve, the optical performance of the first region 22 and the second region 24 can be maintained satisfactorily in setting the aspheric coefficient, which is the remaining parameter, in the third region 26. The numerical value of the aspheric coefficient that can reduce the lens thickness can be obtained more easily than in the past.
Although the above-described design method has been described for the minus lens, in the plus lens, the front-side bent surface and the rear-side bent surface obtained by the same procedure as described above are moved closer to each other in the optical axis direction. This makes it possible to reduce the thickness of the central portion of the lens.

[Example 1]
Example 1 is an example in which a lens having a lens power (vertex refractive power) of S-6.00D and a double-sided aspheric surface is designed.
Specific lens data is as follows.
Vertex power D -6.00D
Refractive index n 1.668
Setting BC 3.05D
BC ₁ 4.61D
BC ₂ 0.95D
Outer diameter 80mm
Center thickness CT 1.10mm
Aspherical coefficient k a b c d
Front 1.00 1.57E-07 −6.19E-11 4.52E-14 -1.43E-17
Rear 1.00 -1.25E-07 -4.43E-10 5.10E-13 -1.73E-16
In the front and rear aspherical coefficients a, b, c, and d, the numbers on the right side of E and E represent powers with 10 as the base and the number on the right side of E as the exponent.
Maximum average power error (α: 0 to 30 degrees) 0.26D
Maximum astigmatism (α: 0 to 30 degrees) -0.06D
Maximum astigmatism (α: more than 30 to 45 degrees) 0.45D
Spherical prism value (α: 45 degrees) 18.29 △
Aspherical prism value (α: 45 degrees) 16.64Δ
Prism reduction rate 8.9%
Spherical edge thickness 9.20mm
Aspheric surface thickness 8.24mm
Edge thickness reduction rate 10.43%
FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the turning angle α and various optical performances in Example 1.
In the figure, the average power error, astigmatism, and prism values are indicated by dotted lines for the same base curve spherical design lens for comparison.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in the lens data, the lens design is performed using the base curve value (setting BC: 3.05D) that satisfies the condition of the expression (2). In the first region and the second region, the lens is designed. All of the optical performances satisfy the target value. The edge thickness is 10.43% thinner than that of the spherical design lens with the same base curve.

[Example 2]
Example 2 is an example in which a lens having a lens power (apex refractive power) of S + 4.00 D and a double-sided aspheric surface is designed.
Specific lens data is as follows.
Vertex power D + 4.00D
Refractive index n 1.668
Setting BC 5.26D
BC ₁ 10.77D
BC ₂ 4.70D
Outer diameter 70mm
Edge thickness 1.00mm
Aspherical coefficient k a b c d
Front 1.00 -1.93E-07 4.83E-11 -2.25E-15 -3.84E-19
Rear 1.00 4.08E-07 -1.14E-10 1.16E-14 1.03E-18
Maximum average power error (α: 0 to 30 degrees) -0.20D
Maximum astigmatism (α: 0 to 30 degrees) 0.04D
Maximum astigmatism (α: more than 30 to 45 degrees) -0.46D
Spherical prism value (α: 45 degrees) 13.96 △
Aspherical prism value (α: 45 degrees) 11.51Δ
Prism reduction rate 17.55%
Spherical center thickness 4.69mm
Aspheric center thickness 4.04mm
Center thickness reduction rate 13.86%
The center thickness reduction rate is calculated based on the center thicknesses of the spherical and aspherical lenses when the lens edge thickness is both 1.00 mm.
FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the turning angle α and various optical performances in Example 2.
Also in the second embodiment, as shown in the lens data, the lens is designed using the base curve value (setting BC: 5.26D) that satisfies the condition of the expression (2), and the first region and the second region are designed. The optical performance of each satisfies the target value.

By the way, in the above-described embodiments and examples, the outer peripheral end of the second region 24 is set at a 45 degree rotation angle, but the size of the second region 24 can be changed.
FIG. 6A shows an example of a design method for changing the outer diameter of the second region 24 in accordance with the size of the target lens frame to which the spectacle lens 10 is attached.
In the design method of the present invention, the third region 26 is provided outside the second region 24 to reduce the thickness of the lens as compared with the conventional (spherical design), but the spectacle frame to which the lens 10 is attached is provided. Since the size of the target lens is various, when the lens 10 is attached to a small target lens, the third region 26 of the lens 10 in the target lens becomes small, and the effect of the present invention cannot be fully exhibited. End up.

Accordingly, when information about the spectacle frame to be used is obtained, the size of the first region 22 (the range of the rotation angle of 30 degrees) is the same as shown in FIG. By designing lenses having different outer diameters, it is possible to combine lenses having the second region 24 having the optimum size according to the size of the target lens shape.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, by leaving the third region 26 at least 5 mm in a state in which the lens 10 is attached to the target lens 32 regardless of the size of the target lens 32, The user can feel the effect of the third region, that is, the thinness of the lens edge.

In the examples of FIGS. 6A and 7, the outer diameter of the second region is changed corresponding to the size of the target lens shape. However, in some cases, the lens strength is as shown in the example of FIG. It is also possible to design so that the outer diameter of the second region 24 is reduced when the absolute value of (vertical refractive power) is increased.
In the example of FIG. 6B, when the absolute value of the vertex refractive power is 4.0 or less, that is, when the lens power is small, the outer diameter of the second region 24 is set to 50 mm (corresponding to a rotation angle of 45 degrees). When designing a lens having an absolute value of refractive power in the range from more than 4.0 to 12.0, the size of the second region 24 is designed to gradually decrease as the absolute value increases. Further, even when the absolute value of the vertex refractive power increases by 12.0 or more, the outer diameter of the second region 24 is constant at 40 mm thereafter.

In general, when a lens having a large absolute value of refractive power is used, a frame having a small lens shape is often selected. Here, the small target lens mainly refers to those having a size of 46 mm or less. For this reason, if the size of the second region 24 is a lens having a size of 50 mm, the third region 26 will not enter the frame with a small lens frame. In order to solve such a problem, it is effective to design such that the size of the second region 24 gradually decreases as the absolute value of the vertex power increases as in the example of FIG. 6B. is there.
On the other hand, when a frame with a large target lens size is selected, since the ratio of the third region 26 included in the frame increases, a greater thinning effect can be obtained.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, both the front and rear bent surfaces are aspherical. However, in the design method of the present invention, one of the front and rear bent surfaces is aspheric. It is also possible to apply to the constructed spectacle lens.
In the above embodiment, as the second term of the aspherical expression (1), the aspherical coefficients for the 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th orders are obtained. It is also possible to obtain an aspheric coefficient.
In the case of a lens having an astigmatism power, the design is first made for the bent surfaces on the front side and the rear side of the spherical power. Thereafter, the designed bent surface on the front surface side is made the same, and the bent surface on the rear surface side is designed with the vertex refractive power as a power obtained by adding the astigmatic power to the spherical power among the preconditions for lens design. A lens having an astigmatism power is obtained by forming a curved surface on the rear side from the apex radius of curvature of the spherical power and the aspheric coefficient, and the apex radius of curvature obtained by adding the astigmatism power to the spherical power and the aspheric coefficient. Even so, the design method of the present invention can be applied, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the design method.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Eyeglass lens 12, 14 Bending surface 22 1st area | region 24 2nd area | region 26 3rd area | region 32 Target lens shape alpha rotation angle

Claims (4)

At least one of the bent surface on the front side and the bent surface on the rear side is formed of an aspheric surface,
A first region in which the rotation angle of the eyeball formed in the center of the lens is in the range of 0 degrees to 30 degrees, and a second region in which the rotation angle of the eyeball is formed in the range of 45 degrees or less outside the first region; A third region including a lens edge outside the second region, and a spectacle lens design method that defines optical performance to be satisfied in each of the first region and the second region,
(a) In the spherical design performed on the assumption that both the front and rear bent surfaces are spherical, the base curve of the bent surface on the front side is changed to simulate the optical performance. A base curve setting step for setting the value of the base curve based on the relationship between the optical performance and the optical performance;
(b) Among a plurality of parameters included in the following aspherical expression (1) for specifying the aspherical curved surface shape, a vertex curvature radius is calculated using the value of the base curve, and the calculated Perform simulation using the following aspherical expression (1) reflecting the numerical value of the vertex curvature radius,
In the first region, the average power error is within ± 0.50 diopter and the astigmatism is within ± 0.25 diopter,
The astigmatism in the second region is within ± 0.50 diopters, and the prism reduction rate at the rotation angle corresponding to the outer peripheral edge of the second region is 5% or more,
Compared to lenses designed with spherical surfaces using the same base curve value, the edge thickness reduction rate at the lens edge is 5% or more for the minus lens, and the center thickness reduction rate at the lens center for the plus lens. Aspherical surface shape setting step for setting the numerical values of the remaining parameters so that is 5% or more ,
A design method for a spectacle lens , wherein the shape of an aspheric surface including the first region to the third region is obtained using the following aspherical expression (1) .
Where Z: sag value of the bent surface, X: distance from the optical axis, R: vertex radius of curvature, k, An: aspheric coefficient, n: positive integer 2. The spectacle lens design method according to claim 1, wherein the value of the base curve is set so as to satisfy the following formula (2).
BC ₂ ≦ BC ≦ BC ₁ Formula (2)
Where BC: base curve, n: refractive index, D: vertex power,
BC ₁ = (n−1) × (−0.00127D ³ −0.00834D ² + 0.941D + 12.57),
BC ₂ = (n−1) × (0.00091D ³ + 0.03928D ² + 0.613D + 3.89)   The size of the second region is changed in accordance with the size of a lens shape of a spectacle frame to which the spectacle lens is attached, and the third region in the lens shape according to any one of claims 1 and 2. A design method of a lens for spectacles, which is designed so as to be arranged 5 mm or more.   3. The absolute value of the vertex refractive power of the spectacle lens is within a predetermined range according to claim 1, wherein the size of the second region gradually increases as the absolute value increases. A design method for a spectacle lens, which is designed to be small.