Optical Lab Equipment: What an In-Office Finishing Lab Actually Needs

Most lists of optical lab equipment are really lists of edgers. That is the wrong shape for the decision. An...

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Non-Contact Tonometers: How Air-Puff IOP Measurement Fits a Clinic Lane

A non contact tonometer is the instrument most practices reach for when intraocular pressure has to be captured quickly, by...

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Trial Lens Sets and Trial Frames: What to Look For

A trial lens set is one of the few instruments in an exam lane that will still be working in...

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Binocular Loupes: How to Choose Magnification, Working Distance and Illumination

Most people shop for binocular loupes by starting with magnification, because magnification is the number printed on the box. It...

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Automatic Lensometer vs Manual Lensmeter: How to Choose for Your Dispensary

An automatic lensometer and a manual lensmeter answer the same question — what is actually in this lens — but...

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Digital PD Meter and Pupillometer: What Actually Matters in the Dispensary

A digital PD meter — the instrument most opticians still call a pupillometer — does one small job that almost...

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