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US 7,828,437 · App. 12/035,879 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Fundus oculi observation device and fundus oculi image processing device

Assignee: Kabushi Kaisha Topcon
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Patent No.
US 7,828,437
App. No.
12/035,879
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fundus oculi observation device comprises: an image forming part configured to optically acquire data and form a tomographic image of a fundus oculi of an eye; a storage configured to store optical information representing a state of an ocular optical system of the eye; a calculator configured to calculate a magnification of the ocular optical system, based on the optical information; and an analyzer configured to analyze the tomographic image, based on the magnification.

Claims (38)

1. A fundus oculi observation device comprising:

an image forming part configured to optically acquire data by imaging through an imaging optical system and form a tomographic image of a fundus oculi of an eye;

a storage configured to store optical information representing a state of an ocular optical system of the eye, the optical information including at least one of measured values of corneal curvature, refractive power and axial length of the eye;

a calculator configured to calculate a magnification of the ocular optical system, based on the optical information, wherein the calculator is configured to calculate a magnification of the imaging optical system;

a measurement position setting part configured to specify and set measurement positions of the fundus oculi; and

an analyzer configured to analyze the tomographic image, in order to determine a thickness of a layer of the fundus oculi at the measurement positions set by the measurement position setting part, based on the magnification of the ocular optical system and the magnification of the imaging optical system.

2. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the optical information includes intraocular lens information representing whether an intraocular lens is placed on the eye; and

the calculator determines whether the intraocular lens exists based on the intraocular lens information and, when determining that the intraocular lens exists, calculates the magnification based on a refractive power of the intraocular lens placed on the eye, instead of the measured value of the refractive power.

3. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the image forming part captures a 2-dimensional image of a surface of the fundus oculi; and

the analyzer accumulates the tomographic images in a depth-wise direction of the fundus oculi to form an accumulated image, and executes position matching of the 2-dimensional image and the accumulated image based on the magnification.

4. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 3 , wherein:

the analyzer sets a measurement position of the fundus oculi based on a result of the position matching, and obtains thickness of a layer of the fundus oculi at the measurement position, based on the tomographic image.

5. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 4 , wherein:

the analyzer specifies a position in the 2-dimensional image corresponding to a center of the optical papilla, and sets a circular region having a specific radius about the specified position, as the measurement position.

6. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 3 , wherein:

the analyzer sets a scan position on the fundus oculi, based on a result of the position matching; and

the image forming part acquires new data by optically scanning the fundus oculi based on the set scan position, and forms a new tomographic image of the fundus oculi based on the acquired new data.

7. A fundus oculi image processing device comprising:

a storage configured to store tomographic images of a fundus oculi of an eye obtained through an imaging optical system and optical information indicating a state of an ocular optical system of the eye, the optical information including at least one of measured values of corneal curvature, refractive power and axial length of the eye; and

a calculator configured to calculate a magnification of the ocular optical system, based on the optical information, wherein the calculator is configured to calculate a magnification of the imaging optical system;

a measurement position setting part configured to specify a layer included in the fundus oculi; and

an analyzer configured to analyze the tomographic images, in order to determine a thickness of a layer of the fundus oculi at the measurement positions set by the measurement position setting part, based on the magnification of the ocular optical system and the magnification of the imaging optical system.

8. The fundus oculi image processing device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the optical information includes intraocular lens information indicating whether an intraocular lens is placed on the eye; and

the calculator determines whether the intraocular lens exists based on the intraocular lens information and, when determining that the intraocular lens exists, calculates the magnification based on a refractive power of the intraocular lens placed on the eye, instead of the measured value of the refractive power.

9. The fundus oculi image processing device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the storage stores a 2-dimensional image of a surface of the fundus oculi; and

the analyzer accumulates the tomographic images in a depth-wise direction of the fundus oculi to form an accumulated image, and executes position matching of the 2-dimensional image and the accumulated image, based on the magnification.

10. The fundus oculi image processing device according to claim 9 , wherein:

the analyzer sets measurement positions of the fundus oculi based on a result of the position matching, and obtains the thickness of a layer of the fundus oculi at the measurement positions, based on the tomographic images.

11. The fundus oculi image processing device according to claim 10 , wherein:

the analyzer specifies a position in the 2-dimensional image corresponding to the center of the optical papilla, and sets a circular region having a specific radius about the specified position, as the measurement position.

12. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the magnification of the imaging optical system is a photographing magnification of a variable magnifying lens.

13. The fundus oculi observation device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the magnification of the imaging optical system is a photographing magnification of a variable magnifying lens.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND ASSIGNOR'S LAST NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020552 FRAME 0953. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded Jun 4, 2009
From: KIKAWA, TSUTOMU; FUJIMURA, TAKASHI; AOKI, HIROYUKI; SUEHIRO, JUN; FUKUMA, YASUFUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
Reel/Frame 022779/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2008
From: KIKAWA, TSUTOMU; FUKUMA, TAKASHI; AOKI, HIROYUKI; SUEHIRO, JUN; FUKUMA, YASUFUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
Reel/Frame 020552/0953 →
Priority Claims (1)
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