Patent ID: 7733468

Claim:
A lens meter capable of measuring optical characteristics of a single vision lens to be measured, the lens meter comprising: a measurement optical system including a light source arranged to emit a measurement light bundle, a target panel having a plurality of measurement targets which are arranged in a predetermined pattern around a measurement optical axis, the measurement targets having at least first measurement targets in a first region in the vicinity of the measurement optical axis and second measurement targets in a second region outside the first region, and a photodetector arranged to photo-receive the measurement light bundle passing through the lens and the target panel; selecting means for making selection between a mode of measuring a single vision lens and a mode of measuring a progressive power lens; calculation means for calculating the optical characteristics including cylinder power and sphere power of the lens, which is arranged to calculate in the single vision lens measurement mode first optical characteristics including first cylinder power and first sphere power of the lens based on a detection result of the first measurement targets by the photodetector, and calculate second optical characteristics including second cylinder power and second sphere power of the lens based on a detection result of the first and second measurement targets by the photodetector; a display; and display control means for controlling display on the display, which is arranged to control in the single vision lens measurement mode the display to display the second optical characteristics as the optical characteristics of the lens if one of a calculation result by the calculation means and the detection result by the photodetector satisfies a predetermined condition, and control the display to display the first optical characteristics as the optical characteristics of the lens unless one of the calculation result by the calculation means and the detection result by the photodetector satisfies the predetermined condition.