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US 12,186,020 · App. 17/594,552 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Ophthalmological device

Inventors: Zhenguo Wang (Ridgewood, NJ); Zaixing Mao (Harrison, NJ); Kazuhiro Oomori (Tokyo, JP); Makoto Fujino (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Topcon Corporation
A61B3/152A61B3/12
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Patent No.
US 12,186,020
App. No.
17/594,552
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ophthalmologic apparatus includes: an objective lens that faces a subject's eye; an alignment light emitting unit that irradiates the subject's eye with alignment light to perform measurement of alignment between the objective lens and the subject's eye; an alignment reflection light receiving unit that receives alignment reflection light, which is a reflection of the alignment light from the subject's eye; an anterior segment camera that receives corneal reflection light; and a holder positioned between the anterior segment camera and the objective lens to hold the anterior segment camera, wherein the holder includes an imaging transmissive portion that transmits the corneal reflection light to the anterior segment camera, a first light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment light from the alignment light emitting unit, and a second light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment reflection light from the subject's eye.

Claims (61)

1. An ophthalmologic apparatus, comprising:

an objective lens that faces a subject's eye;

an alignment light emitting unit that irradiates the subject's eye with alignment light to perform measurement of alignment between the objective lens and the subject's eye;

an alignment reflection light receiving unit that receives alignment reflection light, which is a reflection of the alignment light from the subject's eye;

an anterior segment camera that receives corneal reflection light; and

a holder positioned between the anterior segment camera and the objective lens to hold the anterior segment camera, wherein

the holder includes an imaging transmissive portion that transmits the corneal reflection light to the anterior segment camera, a first light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment light from the alignment light emitting unit, and a second light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment reflection light from the subject's eye, wherein the apparatus is further configured such that:

the alignment light passes the first light-transmissive portion and enters a corneal surface of the subject's eye in an oblique direction relative to the corneal surface via the objective lens,

the alignment reflection light passes the second light-transmissive portion and is received by the alignment reflection light receiving unit, via the objective lens,

the imaging transmissive portion and the anterior segment camera are arranged along a direction of an optical axis of the objective lens, and

the corneal reflection light enters the objective lens, passes the imaging transmissive portion and is received by the anterior segment camera.

2. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder, the alignment light emitting unit, and the alignment reflection light receiving unit are integrally formed.

3. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder constitutes the first light-transmissive portion and/or the second light-transmissive portion by a lens.

4. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder includes the first light-transmissive portion and/or the second light-transmissive portion formed as an opening.

5. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder includes a filter member that selectively transmits light in the first light-transmissive portion and/or the second light-transmissive portion.

6. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder and the anterior segment camera are integrally formed.

7. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder includes the imaging transmissive portion configured by a lens.

8. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder includes the imaging transmissive portion formed as an opening.

9. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the holder includes the imaging transmissive portion including a filter member that selectively transmits light.

10. An ophthalmologic apparatus, comprising:

an objective lens that faces a subject's eye;

an alignment light emitting unit that irradiates the subject's eye with alignment light to perform measurement of alignment between the objective lens and the subject's eye;

an alignment reflection light receiving unit that receives alignment reflection light, which is a reflection of the alignment light from the subject's eye;

an anterior segment camera that receives corneal reflection light;

a holder positioned between the anterior segment camera and the objective lens to hold the anterior segment camera; and

a filter revolver that is rotatably supported between the objective lens and the holder and includes a plurality of filters, wherein

the holder includes an imaging transmissive portion that transmits the corneal reflection light to the anterior segment camera, a first light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment light from the alignment light emitting unit, and a second light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment reflection light from the subject's eye, wherein

the holder includes the imaging transmissive portion including a filter member that selectively transmits light, and wherein

one of the plurality of filters of the filter revolver is capable of being in alignment with an optical axis of the anterior segment camera by rotation of the filter revolver, and

the filter revolver includes a plurality of cut out portions, and the one of the plurality of filters is arranged between at least two cut out portions.

11. An ophthalmologic apparatus, comprising:

an objective lens that faces a subject's eye;

an alignment light emitting unit that irradiates the subject's eye with alignment light to perform measurement of alignment between the objective lens and the subject's eye;

an alignment reflection light receiving unit that receives alignment reflection light, which is a reflection of the alignment light from the subject's eye;

an anterior segment camera that receives corneal reflection light;

a holder positioned between the anterior segment camera and the objective lens to hold the anterior segment camera; and

a first illumination optical system that irradiates a cornea of the subject's eye with illumination light emitted from a first illumination light source along an optical axis overlapping an optical axis center of the objective lens, wherein

the holder includes an imaging transmissive portion that transmits the corneal reflection light to the anterior segment camera, a first light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment light from the alignment light emitting unit, and a second light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment reflection light from the subject's eye, and wherein

the first illumination optical system includes only a single light source.

12. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein

the single light source is bullet-shaped LED.

13. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first illumination light source that irradiates a cornea of a subject's eye with illumination light;

an alignment adjustment unit capable of adjusting a position of the objective lens for adjusting a relative position between the subject's eye and the objective lens, and

a fixation lamp including a light source different from the first illumination light source, wherein

the fixation lamp emits light that focuses on a retina of the subject's eye through the objective lens.

14. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first illumination optical system that irradiates a cornea of a subject's eye with illumination light emitted from a first illumination light source along an optical axis overlapping an optical axis center of the objective lens;

a second illumination optical system that irradiates the cornea of the subject's eye with illumination light emitted from a second illumination light source on an optical axis center different from the optical axis center of the objective lens; and

a control unit that controls the first illumination light source and the second illumination light source, wherein

the control unit switches between the first illumination light source and the second illumination light source to enable illumination light to be emitted.

15. The ophthalmologic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein

the second illumination light source emits illumination light to the cornea of the subject's eye without passing through the objective lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: WANG, ZHENGUO; MAO, ZAIXING; OOMORI, KAZUHIRO; FUJINO, MAKOTO
To: TOPCON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068386/0188 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 62837992 · Apr 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62837914 · Apr 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62837900 · Apr 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62837844 · Apr 24, 2019
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