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Granted Patent B2
US 10,912,458 · App. 15/935,396 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Ophthalmic apparatus

Inventors: Keiichiro Okamoto (Nagoya, JP); Takashi Kamo (Nagoya, JP); Tomoki Hori (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
A61B3/117A61B3/102
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Patent No.
US 10,912,458
App. No.
15/935,396
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ophthalmic apparatus may include: a first light source configured to output first light to be irradiated to an anterior segment of a subject eye; and a second light source configured to output second light to be irradiated to a retina of the subject eye. The apparatus may be configured capable of executing a first examination using the first light reflected from the anterior segment and a second examination using the second light reflected from the retina. A wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source may be smaller than a wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source.

Claims (30)

1. An ophthalmic apparatus comprising:

a first light source configured to output first light to be irradiated to an anterior segment of a subject eye;

a second light source configured to output second light to be irradiated to a retina of the subject eye,

a mirror disposed on a first optical path and on a second optical path, the first optical path being an optical path of the first light irradiated from the first light source to the anterior segment of the subject eye and the second optical path being an optical path of the second light irradiated from the second light source to the retina of the subject eye; and

a scanner disposed on the first optical path and on the second optical path,

wherein the apparatus is configured capable of executing a first examination using the first light reflected from the anterior segment and a second examination using the second light reflected from the retina,

a wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source is smaller than a wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source,

the scanner is configured to scan the first light outputted from the first light source and to scan the second light outputted from the second light source, and

the scanner is disposed on the optical path from the first light source to the mirror and on the optical path from the second light source to the mirror.

2. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source is 0.95 μm or more and 1.80 μm or less, and

the wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source is 0.4 μm or more and 1.15 μm or less.

3. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mirror is configured to reflect the first light from the first light source and transmit the second light from the second light source.

4. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the first optical path includes a first optical path section being a optical path of the first light irradiated from the mirror to the subject eye, and

the second optical path includes the first optical path section.

5. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the scanner is configured capable of changing an incident position of the second light outputted from the second light source on the subject eye and an incident angle of the second light relative to the subject eye, and

when the second light outputted from the second light source is to be scanned by the scanner, scan is executed such that optical paths of the scanned light entering the subject eye intersect each other between the retina and a crystalline lens of the subject eye.

6. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a lens disposed between the mirror and the subject eye,

wherein the scanner is configured capable of changing an incident position of the first light outputted from the first light source on the subject eye, and

when the first light outputted from the first light source is to be scanned by the scanner, scan is executed such that the progressing directions of the light entering the subject eye are parallel to an optical axis of the lens.

7. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third light source configured to output third light for measuring ocular refraction of the subject eye,

wherein a third optical path being an optical path of the third light outputted from the third light source merges with an optical path section of the second optical path, the optical path section being a section from the second light source to the scanner, and

the third light outputted from the third light source passes through the second optical path and is irradiated to the retina of the subject eye.

8. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a processor configured to calculate a shape of the anterior segment of the subject eye based on reflected light of the first light reflected from the anterior segment of the subject eye and to calculate a shape of the retina of the subject eye and an eye axial length of the subject eye based on reflected light of the second light reflected from the retina of the subject eye.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2018
From: OKAMOTO, KEIICHIRO; KAMO, TAKASHI; HORI, TOMOKI
To: TOMEY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045441/0717 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-063682 · Mar 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180279872A1 · Oct 4, 2018
Cited By (1)
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