A lens meter for measuring optical characteristics of a spectacle lens, the lens meter comprising: a measurement optical system including a light source, a measurement target plate, and a light receiving sensor; a lens table configured to place a lens to be measured, the lens table having an opening, through which a measurement optical axis of the measurement optical system passes, and a cylindrical member; a frame support member including a frame support plate having a contact surface with which a left rim and a right rim of a spectacle frame will contact, the frame support member configured to be moved in a direction toward the lens table by a guide mechanism, this direction being referred to as a forward direction while an opposite direction is referred to as a backward direction, characterized in that the frame support plate includes: a cutout portion (52, 53, S) including an opening configured to allow smooth insertion of the cylindrical member of the lens table; said opening being provided in the frame support plate, so that the lens table is configured to enter more backward than the contact surface of the frame support plate when the lens is placed on the lens table to measure a point close to an edge of the lens, the edge being located on the frame support member side, while the rims of the spectacle frame are in contact with the frame support plate; a pad with which the rim will contact configured to prevent the rim from coming into the opening, the pad being provided in at least a part of the cutout portion (52, 53, S); and a pad moving mechanism (62, 63, 64, 65, 67a, 67b, 68, 69) configured to move the pad in the forward direction to engage in the opening and in the backward direction to separate from the opening so that a surface of the pad is moved in the backward direction from the contact surface of the frame support plate. a measurement optical system including a light source, a measurement target plate, and a light receiving sensor; a lens table configured to place a lens to be measured, the lens table having an opening, through which a measurement optical axis of the measurement optical system passes, and a cylindrical member; a frame support member including a frame support plate having a contact surface with which a left rim and a right rim of a spectacle frame will contact, the frame support member configured to be moved in a direction toward the lens table by a guide mechanism, this direction being referred to as a forward direction while an opposite direction is referred to as a backward direction, characterized in that the frame support plate includes: a cutout portion (52, 53, S) including an opening configured to allow smooth insertion of the cylindrical member of the lens table; said opening being provided in the frame support plate, so that the lens table is configured to enter more backward than the contact surface of the frame support plate when the lens is placed on the lens table to measure a point close to an edge of the lens, the edge being located on the frame support member side, while the rims of the spectacle frame are in contact with the frame support plate; a pad with which the rim will contact configured to prevent the rim from coming into the opening, the pad being provided in at least a part of the cutout portion (52, 53, S); and a pad moving mechanism (62, 63, 64, 65, 67a, 67b, 68, 69) configured to move the pad in the forward direction to engage in the opening and in the backward direction to separate from the opening so that a surface of the pad is moved in the backward direction from the contact surface of the frame support plate. a cutout portion (52, 53, S) including an opening configured to allow smooth insertion of the cylindrical member of the lens table; said opening being provided in the frame support plate, so that the lens table is configured to enter more backward than the contact surface of the frame support plate when the lens is placed on the lens table to measure a point close to an edge of the lens, the edge being located on the frame support member side, while the rims of the spectacle frame are in contact with the frame support plate; a pad with which the rim will contact configured to prevent the rim from coming into the opening, the pad being provided in at least a part of the cutout portion (52, 53, S); and a pad moving mechanism (62, 63, 64, 65, 67a, 67b, 68, 69) configured to move the pad in the forward direction to engage in the opening and in the backward direction to separate from the opening so that a surface of the pad is moved in the backward direction from the contact surface of the frame support plate.