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Granted Patent B2
US 12,376,743 · App. 17/941,099 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Ophthalmic device

Inventor: Keiichiro Okamoto (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: Tomey Corporation
A61B3/102A61B3/0058A61B3/1005A61B3/117A61B3/12A61B3/103
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Patent No.
US 12,376,743
App. No.
17/941,099
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ophthalmic device includes a first light source configured to output first light, a second light source configured to output second light, a first interferometer configured to acquire a first tomographic image of a first range based on first interference light, a second interferometer configured to acquire a second tomographic image of a second range based on second interference light, and a controller. The controller may be configured to perform a specific scan on a subject eye that scans the first light and the second light simultaneously in a same plane, wherein the first tomographic image and the second tomographic image are obtained by performing the specific scan, calculate an amount of distortion of the first tomographic image, correct the first tomographic image based on the amount of distortion, and correct the second tomographic image based on the amount of distortion.

Claims (38)

1. An ophthalmic device comprising:

a first light source configured to output first light with which a subject eye is irradiated;

a second light source configured to output second light with which the subject eye is irradiated;

a first interferometer configured to acquire a first tomographic image of a first range of the subject eye based on first interference light obtained from reflected light of the first light;

a second interferometer configured to acquire a second tomographic image of a second range of the subject eye based on second interference light obtained from reflected light of the second light, the second range being different from the first range; and

a controller,

wherein

the controller is configured to:

perform a specific scan on the subject eye that scans the first light and the second light simultaneously in a same plane, wherein the first tomographic image and the second tomographic image are obtained by performing the specific scan;

perform the specific scan a plurality of times on the subject eye so that the first light and the second light pass through a specific position of the subject eye;

perform the respective specific scans radially at different positions in a circumferential direction with the specific position of the subject eye being a center;

calculate respective incident positions and incident angles of the first light at a plurality of parts included in the first range of the subject eye in the specific scan;

calculate an amount of distortion of the first tomographic image based on the respective incident positions and incident angles, and respective refractive indexes of the plurality of the parts;

correct the first tomographic image based on the amount of distortion of the first tomographic image; and

correct the second tomographic image based on the amount of distortion of the first tomographic image calculated based on the first light having entered the specific position.

2. The ophthalmic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a first optical path of the first light and a second optical path of the second light partially overlap,

the ophthalmic device further comprising:

a scanner configured to scan the first light and the second light and arranged in an overlapping section where the first optical path and the second optical path partially overlap, wherein

the controller is configured to perform the specific scan using the scanner.

3. The ophthalmic device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a lens arranged between the scanner and the subject eye,

wherein

the first range includes an anterior segment of the subject eye,

the scanner is configured to change an incident position of the first light outputted from the first light source on the subject eye, and

the first light is scanned by the scanner so that traveling directions of the first light entering the subject eye are substantially parallel to each other.

4. The ophthalmic device according to claim 2 , wherein

the second range includes a fundus of the subject eye,

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

the second light is scanned by the scanner so that traveling directions of the second light entering the subject eye intersect between the scanner and the subject eye and are substantially parallel to each other inside the subject eye.

5. The ophthalmic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to:

calculate a position of a specific part of the subject eye from the second tomographic image; and

specify a gaze direction of the subject eye based on the position of the specific part.

6. The ophthalmic device according to claim 5 , wherein

the controller is configured to calculate an angle between an optical axis of light passing through the specific position and the specified gaze direction.

7. The ophthalmic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to calculate an axial length of the subject eye based on the corrected first tomographic image and the corrected second tomographic image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2022
From: OKAMOTO, KEIICHIRO
To: TOMEY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061039/0657 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-148097 · Sep 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230079050A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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