System and method for real time segmentation

An ophthalmic lens design system for updating in real time a generic ophthalmic lens design, the system comprising:

• a memory storing a generic ophthalmic lens design database;
• and
• a processor connected to a data-communication network and connected to the memory storing the generic ophthalmic lens design database, the processor being comprised of computer hardware that executes a set of instructions to cause the computer hardware to:
• i) select a generic ophthalmic lens design from the generic ophthalmic lens design database;
• ii) receive, over the data-communication network, lens order data associated with at least one individual lens wearer;
• iii) create, using the generic ophthalmic lens design and the lens order data, at least one customized ophthalmic lens design being customized for the respective at least one individual lens wearer;
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• iv) update, in real time, the generic ophthalmic lens design in the generic ophthalmic lens design database once the generic lens is optimized by statistically analyzing the at least one customized ophthalmic lens design created using the lens order data and the generic ophthalmic lens design before update from the generic ophthalmic lens design database, said real time update of the generic ophthalmic lens design in the generic ophthalmic lens design database being performed before any new customization of a next individual lens wearer to be customized, wherein,
• the generic ophthalmic lens design includes generic lens design parameters,
• the at least one customized ophthalmic lens design includes customized lens design parameters, and
• the generic lens design parameters are determined as a result of statistical analysis performed on at least one customized lens design parameter of a first group of customized ophthalmic lens designs, and
• wherein the ophthalmic lens design system further comprises a further processor connected to the memory storing the generic ophthalmic lens design database, the further processor comprised of a further computer hardware that executes a further set of instructions to cause the further computer hardware to:
• add the at least one customized ophthalmic lens design to the first group of customized ophthalmic lens designs to form a second group of customized ophthalmic lens designs;
• and
• update the generic ophthalmic lens design by performing statistical analysis on at least one customized lens design parameter of the second group of customized ophthalmic lens designs, and
• wherein the further processor is arranged to:
• remove at least one customized ophthalmic lens design from the second group of customized ophthalmic lens designs before performing the statistical analysis.