An eye for dispensing

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Computerised and tablet driven dispensing is not new, and systems such as the AnyView on a desktop can take dispensing measurements and link to the Anypad tablet software upon which the patient is able to see various vision simulations and lens options. The company responsible for the Anypad systems, the South Korean View ITech, has produced a tablet attachment that it claims has addressed some of the potential limitations of a hand-held automated dispensing unit. These complications include errors induced by unsteady handling, issues relating to convergence upon the tablet when assessing distance pupillary distances, problems relating to parallax (as one has with a frame rule) and the need for a flash to get reflexes for centration measurements. The hand-held unit has been available overseas for some time, but Optrafair saw its first UK appearance at the stand of Stevenage-based supplier BIB Ophthalmic Instruments which is sole distributor for the unit in the UK and responsible for the name Cyclops.