This method, which allows acquisition and computation of geometrical data of at least one pattern associated with an ophthalmic object (6) for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses similar to the object or complementary thereto, is of the type in which a device (12) for acquiring and computing geometrical data is used, which comprises:a transparent support (13) adapted for bearing an ophthalmic object;on one side of the support, means (17) for illuminating this support;on the other side of the support, a video camera (25) adapted for producing a video signal representative of at least one pattern associated with the ophthalmic object laid on the support; andsignal processing and analysis means (27) receiving at the input the video signal produced by the camera, and adapted for computing and providing the geometrical data.The method is characterized in that:(a) a verification pattern independent of said geometrical data is traced on the ophthalmic object (6), this verification pattern being asymmetrical relatively to each of two axes perpendicular to each other;(b) the ophthalmic object is positioned on the transparent support (13) of the acquisition and display device (12); and(c) by means of said device (12), said verification pattern is optically captured and analyzed.