TRS-6100 Digital Refractor
Digital refraction, built around the patient's comfort and yours
The TRS-6100 is Marco's flagship automated refractor, and it is the instrument most of Shari's practices end up building a lane around. It runs the whole subjective refraction from a remote touchscreen and keyboard you can work one-handed, which spares your neck and shoulders the wear that manual phoropters cause over a career. Patients see their old and new prescription side by side at the end, and that comparison does more for optical sales than any script you could write.
What it does
- Remote touchscreen and ergonomic keyboard for one-handed operation
- Programmable monocular fogging suppresses accommodation for more realistic both-eyes-open refractions
- Instant side-by-side comparison of the patient's old and new prescription
- Tilting screen and angled refractor head for realistic near testing
- Favorites page for the charts you reach for most
- Forehead rest range of 25 plus or minus 2 mm to fit more patients
- Integrates with Marco pre-test instruments and most EMR/EHR systems
Is it right for your practice?
Best fit
Practices doing enough refractions per day that minutes matter, and any doctor who has started to feel manual refraction in their neck and lower back.
Why consider it
The time comes back in pieces, not all at once. Data flows in from pre-test instead of being retyped, charts are linked to the test you selected, and the patient verifies faster because they are comparing two images rather than trying to remember what one looked like. The old-versus-new comparison at the end is the part Marco leads with: the patient sees the difference instead of being told about it, which changes the conversation about new eyewear before it reaches the optical. And one-handed operation from a remote keyboard takes the repeated neck and shoulder strain of manual refraction out of the exam.
What to compare
The TRS-3100 does the same core job - fast, repeatable, one-handed, connected to pre-test and EMR - in a smaller head at a lower investment. If your deciding factor is room size or budget rather than feature ceiling, the 3100 may be the better fit. Look at the 6100 specifically if you want the larger control surface, the tilting near-testing screen, or if you are building toward an EPIC workstation later, since the 6100 is the refractor at its core.
Ask me about
How many refractions a day it takes before the time actually returns in your schedule, whether your EMR is one of the systems it connects to cleanly, and what the 3100 would cost you against it in the same lane.
Specifications
| Spherical Power | -29.00 to +26.75 D (0.12, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.50, 2.75, / 3.00 D increments) |
|---|---|
| Cylindrical Power | 0.00 to ±8.75 D (0.25/1.00/2.00/3.00 D increments) |
| Cylinder Axis | 0 to 180° (1, 5, 15° increments) |
| Pupillary Distance | Distance PD: 48 to 80 mm / Near PD (working distance of 35 mm) : 50 to 74 mm / Full convergence Distance PD: 54 to 80 mm |
| Prism | 0.00 to 20.00Δ (0.1/0.5/2Δ increments) |
| Auxiliary lenses | Cross cylinder: ±0.25D, ±0.50D, ±0.25 D auto cross / Occluder: Available / Pinhole: 2.0 mm in diameter / Color filter: Right red, Left green / Polarizing filter: Right 135° / Left 45°, Right 45° / Left 135° / Fixed cross cylinder: ±0.50 D (fixed with the Axis set at 90º) / Spherical lens for retinoscope: 0D, +1.5D, +2.0 D (selectable by setting) / Maddox rod (red): Right horizontal, Left vertical / Dispersion prism (fixed): Right 6ΔBU, Left 10ΔBI / Dispersion prism for binocular balance: Right 3-10ΔBD, Left 3-10ΔBU / Dispersion prism for horizontal phoria: Right 3-10ΔBU, Left 3-10ΔBD / Dispersion prism for vertical phoria: Right 5-15ΔBI, Left 5-15ΔBI / Binocular open fogging: 0.00 to +9.00 D |
| Near Gaze Distance | 350 to 700 mm (can be changed in 50 mm increments) |
| Field of Vision | 40° (VD = 12mm) / 39° (VD = 13.75mm) |
| Forehead Rest Adjustment | 25±2 mm |
| Vertex Distance Scale | 12, 13.75, 16, 18, 20 mm |
| Horizontal Level Adjustment | ±2.5° |
| Touch Screen | 10.4-inch color LCD |
| Refractor Head | 16.06 x 4.21 x 10.91” / 7.1 lbs |
| Control Box | 10.23 x 9.06 x 8.15” / 4.6 lbs |
| Relay Box | 7.44 x 8.7 x 2.87 / 3.1 lbs |
| Printer (Dimensions & Mass) | 3.98 x 3.39 x 4.76 / 1.3 bs |
| Printer (General Info) | Built-in |
| IC Reader/Writer | Built-in |
| Power Supply | 100 to 240 V AC / 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption | Max. 90 VAC |
Worth comparing
TRS-3100 Digital Refractor
A digital refractor that connects wirelessly to the autorefractor, auto lensmeter and EMR, for practices that want automated refraction without the full workstation.
TS-610 Tabletop Refractor & Chart System
Chart and TRS-6100 refractor integrated into one tabletop unit. The FARS configuration adds voice-guided testing the patient runs themselves, with the practitioner completing a final check.
EPIC-6100 Refraction Workstation
Digital refractor, acuity chart, autorefractor/keratometer, OPD and auto lensmeter combined into a 5 by 6 foot workstation, so the patient never moves between devices.
Specifications reviewed: 2026-09-06
Manufacturer source:
Marco: TRS-6100 Digital Refractor.
Configurations and specifications change. Ask me to confirm before ordering.
Talk it through with me
Tell me how your practice handles this now and what you want it to do, and we can work through the options together. You do not need to have settled on a product first.