IP Library Granted Patent US 10,383,517
Granted Patent B2
US 10,383,517 · App. 15/549,213 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Ophthalmic operation microscope

Inventors: Michiko Nakanishi (Katsushika, JP); Ikuo Ishinabe (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
A61B3/13A61B3/102A61B90/20A61F9/007G02B21/0056G02B21/22A61B3/1015A61F9/008
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Patent No.
US 10,383,517
App. No.
15/549,213
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an ophthalmic operation microscope, an illumination optical system illuminates a patient's eye with illumination light. An observation optical system is used for observing the patient's eye illuminated. An objective lens is disposed in an observation optical path. An interference optical system splits light from a light source into measurement light and reference light, and detects interference light generated from returning light of the measurement light from the patient's eye and the reference light. A first lens group is disposed between the light source and the patient's eye in an optical path of the measurement light. A second lens group is disposed between the first lens group and the patient's eye in the optical path of the measurement light. A deflection member is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group in the optical path of the measurement light.

Claims (19)

1. An ophthalmic operation microscope comprising:

an illumination optical system configured to illuminate a patient's eye with illumination light;

an observation optical system configured for observing the patient's eye illuminated by the illumination optical system;

an objective lens disposed in an observation optical path;

an interference optical system configured to split light from a light source into measurement light and reference light, project the measurement light to the patient's eye so that the measurement light is incident from a direction deviated from an optical axis of the observation optical system toward a central part of the objective lens, and detect interference light generated from returning light of the measurement light from the patient's eye and the reference light;

a first lens group disposed between the light source and the patient's eye in an optical path of the measurement light;

a second lens group disposed between the first lens group and the patient's eye in the optical path of the measurement light; and

a deflection member disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group in the optical path of the measurement light.

2. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 1 , wherein the deflection member reflects the measurement light having passed through the first lens group toward the patient's eye.

3. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 1 , further comprising an optical scanner disposed between the light source and the first lens group in the optical path of the measurement light.

4. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 3 , wherein

the optical scanner comprises a first scanner and a second scanner having mutually different deflection directions, and

a position between the first scanner and the second scanner and a position on a surface of the objective lens on the second lens group side are substantially optically conjugate with each other.

5. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 3 , further comprising a collimator lens disposed between the light source and the optical scanner in the optical path of the measurement light.

6. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 5 , wherein an emitting end of an optical fiber that guides the measurement light generated by the interference optical system is disposed at a position facing the collimator lens.

7. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 6 , further comprising a first movement mechanism configured to relatively move the collimator lens and the emitting end along an optical axis of the measurement light.

8. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 1 , further comprising a second movement mechanism configured to move at least one of the first lens group and the second lens group along an optical axis of the measurement light.

9. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 1 , further comprising an optical path coupling member configured to couple the optical path of the measurement light to an optical path of another optical system that performs at least one of projecting light onto the patient's eye and receiving light from the patient's eye.

10. The ophthalmic operation microscope of claim 1 , wherein one or more members comprising the first lens group are configured as a unit attachable to and detachable from a main body of the microscope.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2017
From: NAKANISHI, MICHIKO; ISHINABE, IKUO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
Reel/Frame 043214/0140 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-086136 · Apr 20, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180035887A1 · Feb 8, 2018