Method and apparatus for performing eye tests and selling eyeglasses

Abstract

Self-service optical stations having a form factor of a kiosk perform essential business transactions of a traditional optical store. A user takes eye tests and buys eyeglasses at the station without an attendant. The user may be sitting or standing in front of the station while conducting eye tests and business transactions. A telemedicine module communicates refraction results and patients in-take form to a refractionist at a remote location for review and approval. A virtual try-on module assists users to select matching frames to the user's face shape and lifestyle. A measurement module measures frame fitting parameters including pupil distance and the segment height while the user virtually wears a virtual frame. A point-of-sale module collects payment; a lab order module sends the purchase order to the fabrication facility where the lenses may be fabricated and assembled into the selected frames.

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