A device for measuring at least one camber geometrical characteristic of an ophthalmic lens provided on at least one of its faces with at least one position-identifying mark, the device including a support for the ophthalmic lens, and on opposite sides of the support, firstly lighting element for lighting the ophthalmic lens along at least two different lighting directions, and secondly acquisition and analysis element for acquiring and analyzing the light transmitted by the ophthalmic lens, the analysis element being adapted to identify shadows of the mark when lighted in the at least two lighting directions, and to deduce from their positions a measured value for the camber geometrical characteristic of the ophthalmic lens.