Adaptive optic ophthalmic design system

1. An adaptive optics system comprising:

a stimulus that is in optical connection with a user's eye;

a wavefront sensor that is in optical connection with the user's eye;

binocular convergence compensating adaptive optics hardware that is in optical connection with said stimulus and said user's eye and is also electrically connected to said wavefront sensor; and

a badal optometer that is in optical connection with said stimulus and said user's eye and is in optical connection with said wavefront sensor and said user's eye;

wherein said system allows said user to see an aberration-corrected image.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said wavefront sensor generates infrared light that is directed to said user's eye and forms an optical path to and from said user's eye.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said stimulus generates visible light that forms an optical path to and from said user's eye.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said wavefront sensor is connected to said adaptive optics hardware in a closed-loop control configuration.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said badal optometer provides distance compensation.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said badal optometer resolves vision to at least three distances: far, intermediate, and near vision.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said adaptive optics system provides aberration-corrected vision at each distance.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising a means for the user to input his preference for compromise vision.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said adaptive optics hardware may be selected from the group consisting of MEMS devices and deformable mirrors.

10. A method of providing an aberration-corrected image to a user comprising:

sensing the natural aberrations of said user's eye with a wave front sensor;

providing distance compensation to said user's eye with a badal optometer;

correcting the natural aberrations of said user's eye using binocular convergence compensating adaptive optics, and

reflecting said aberration-corrected image to said user.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said correcting step is performed by one or more of the following: MEMs devices, flip-in mirrors, a beamsplitter, telecentric lenses and/or deformable mirrors.

12. A method of providing a through-focus visual compromise image to a subject comprising:

exposing said subject to visible light generated by a stimulus;

adapting the perceived distance of the stimulus with a badal optometer;

directing infrared light from a wavefront sensor to a subject's eye;

determining the aberrations in the users eye with a wavefront sensor;

correcting the image of said stimulus according to said aberrations with a binocular convergence compensating adaptive optics system; and

providing said corrected image to said user.

13. A method of providing an optimal visual image to a subject comprising:

exposing said subject to visible light generated by a stimulus;

adapting the perceived distance of the stimulus with a badal optometer;

directing infrared light from a wavefront sensor to the subject's eye;

determining the aberrations in the users eye with a wavefront sensor;

correcting the image of said stimulus according to said aberrations with a binocular convergence compensating adaptive optics system; and

providing said corrected image to said user.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein adaptive optics system further comprises MEMs technology connected to said wavefront sensor in a closed-loop configuration.

15. The method claim of 13 , where said stimulus is selected from the group of white light and red/green light.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing a bandpass filter to direct the paths of the visible and IR light paths.