Trial frames have served us well for hundreds of years! However, they are difficult to disinfect and require the practitioner to be in close proximity to the patient.
Modern computerised phoropters provide an excellent alternative and while most link to some form of projector or electronic test chart, these do not offer the same ease of use and variety of tests as the Thomson Test Chart.
The good news is that you can control the Nidek RT5100/ RT6100 and the Topcon CV5000 phoropter directly from the Thomson Test Chart using our optional Phoropter Control module.
This means that you can have the world’s most powerful Test Chart and complete control of your phoropter from within the same slick interface. Simply click on the sphere, cyl or axis required and use the mouse wheel to rapidly dial up the required prescription. Rapidly select cross-cyls, prisms, occluders, auxilliary lenses etc. The graphics on the screen means that you know exactly what lenses are in front of the patient’s eyes which eases the transition from trial frame to phoropter.
Beacuase the same software controls the Test Chart and the Phoropter you can co-ordinate the two – inserting corresponding lenses when certain tests are selected and vice versa. We can also link to many Electronic Record Systems allowing the patient’s prescription to be imported directly to the phoropter then exported back into the the patient’s record.
Features
- Simultaneous control of Test Chart and Phoropter
- Link charts to certain lens selections and vice versa
- Link to patient management systems
- Programmable lens and chart selections to automate your routine
- Memory scratch pad to store various prescriptions while refracting
- Built in prescription database