Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Eye examining or testing instrument – Objective type
Patent
1999-01-29
2000-06-13
Manuel, George
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Eye examining or testing instrument
Objective type
A61B 310
Patent
active
060740639
ABSTRACT:
An ophthalmic apparatus for photographing an anterior part of an eye to be examined, the apparatus comprising a sectional image photographing optical system for photographing a sectional image of the anterior part of the eye, a rotating device for rotating the sectional image photographing optical system, a retroillumination image photographing optical system for photographing a retroillumination image of the anterior part of the eye, a determining device for obtaining a rotation angle that the sectional image photographing optical system is to be rotated by the rotating device based on the retroillumination image photographed by the retroillumination photographing optical system and a controlling device for controlling operation of the rotating device based on the rotation angle obtained by the determining device.
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Manuel George
Nidek Co. Ltd.
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