Modified MZ (Mach-Zender) interferometers preferably are utilized to
analyze the transmitted, aspherical wavefront of an ophthalmic lens by
mounting the lens in a cuvette having a rotatable carousel that can hold
multiple lenses. Fresh, temperature controlled, saline solution is
circulated about the lenses, and the cuvette is positioned in a vertical
test arm of the interferometer configuration. Reverse raytracing
preferably is utilized to remove aberrations induced into the wavefront
as it is imaged from immediately behind the lens to the detector of the
interferometer.