Ophthalmic device, method and program for controlling ophthalmic device

Abstract

To provide a fixation target for guiding the direction of a subject eye with a simple constitution.SOLUTION: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an imaging part (14) containing an optical scanner for irradiating a subject eye with imaging light, a fixation part (29) including a fixation light scanner for projecting a fixation target onto the subject eye via the optical scanner, and a control part (16) for driving the optical scanner and the fixation light scanner so that the fixation target is continuously projected to a first position of the subject eye, and that a first area of the subject eye is scanned with imaging light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an ophthalmic apparatus, a control method for an ophthalmic apparatus, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 discloses an ophthalmologic photography device that provides multiple light sources as a fixation target in order to change the gaze direction of the subject's eye, and switches between one of the multiple light sources to present the fixation target toward the subject's eye. However, there are limitations on where the fixation optical system for presenting the fixation target can be installed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2016-158721 A Summary of the Invention

[0004] The first aspect of the technology of the present disclosure is a scanning optical system that scans the subject's eye with light from a light source; a fixation light source that irradiates the subject's eye with fixation light via the scanning optical system to function as a fixation target; a fixation light scanning unit that scans the fixation light in synchronization with scanning of the scanning optical system so that the irradiated fixation target does not move by more than a predetermined distance due to scanning of the scanning optical system; It is an ophthalmic device equipped with the above.

[0005] A second aspect of the technology of the present disclosure is a scanning optical system that scans the subject's eye with light from a light source; a fixation light source that irradiates the subject's eye with fixation light via the scanning optical system and functions as a fixation target; a fixation light scanning unit that scans the fixation light in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning optical system so that the fixation target irradiated on the subject's eye does not move by more than a predetermined distance due to the scanning of the scanning optical system; For ophthalmic devices including Based on instruction information indicating an instruction for guiding a direction of the subject's eye, the fixation light source and the fixation light scanning unit are controlled so that the fixation light irradiates a fixation target at a position corresponding to the instruction. The present invention relates to a method for controlling an ophthalmic apparatus, the method including:

[0006] A third aspect of the technology of the present disclosure is A program stored in a storage medium and causing a processor to execute fixation control, The processor, a scanning optical system that scans the subject's eye with light from a light source; a fixation light source that irradiates the subject's eye with fixation light via the scanning optical system to function as a fixation target; and a fixation light scanning unit that scans the fixation light in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning optical system so that the fixation target irradiated on the subject's eye does not move by more than a predetermined distance due to the scanning of the scanning optical system; For ophthalmic devices including Based on instruction information indicating an instruction for guiding a direction of the subject's eye, the fixation light source and the fixation light scanning unit are controlled so that the fixation light irradiates a fixation target at a position corresponding to the instruction. It is a program that executes a process including the above. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an ophthalmologic system. [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of an ophthalmologic apparatus. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electrical system of the server. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functions of a server. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a photographing optical system. [Figure 6] 4 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of a driving signal for a first scanner and a third scanner of a fixation unit. FIG. [Figure 7]FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a light source that presents a fixation target and is capable of changing the position of the fixation target. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a light source that presents a fixation target and is capable of changing the position of the fixation target. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a photographing function of the ophthalmic apparatus; [Figure 10] 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a photographing process. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is an image diagram showing an example of a diagnostic screen of the viewer. [Figure 12] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a composite image generated from a fundus image. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of a drive signal of the first modified example. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a configuration for presenting a fixation target according to a first modified example. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a conceptual configuration diagram of a second modified example. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of a first application example. [Figure 17] FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of a second application example. [Figure 18] FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of a third application example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components and processes having the same actions and functions are given the same reference numerals throughout the drawings, and duplicated descriptions may be omitted as appropriate.

[0009] The configuration of an ophthalmologic system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the ophthalmologic system 100 includes an ophthalmologic apparatus 110, a server apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "server") 140, and an image display device (hereinafter referred to as "viewer") 150. The ophthalmologic apparatus 110 acquires a fundus image. The server 140 stores a plurality of fundus images obtained by photographing the fundus of a plurality of patients by the ophthalmologic apparatus 110 in association with the patient's ID. The viewer 150 displays the fundus image acquired from the server 140.

[0010] The ophthalmic apparatus is an example of the "ophthalmic apparatus" of the technology of the present disclosure.

[0011] The ophthalmic apparatus 110, the server 140, and the viewer 150 are connected to each other via a network 130.

[0012] Next, the configuration of the ophthalmic apparatus 110 will be described with reference to FIG. For ease of explanation, Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope will be referred to as "SLO" and Optical Coherence Tomography will be referred to as "OCT."

[0013] When the ophthalmic apparatus 110 is placed on a horizontal plane, the horizontal direction is defined as the "X direction", the vertical direction to the horizontal plane is defined as the "Y direction", and the direction connecting the center of the pupil of the anterior part of the subject's eye 12 and the center of the eyeball is defined as the "Z direction". Therefore, the X direction, Y direction, and Z direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0014] The ophthalmic apparatus 110 includes an imaging device 14 and a control device 16. The imaging device 14 is equipped with an SLO unit 18, an OCT unit 20, and an imaging optical system 19, and acquires a fundus image of the fundus of the subject's eye 12. Hereinafter, a two-dimensional fundus image acquired by the SLO unit 18 will be referred to as an SLO image. Also, a tomographic image or a front image (en-face image) of the fundus (e.g., retina) created based on OCT data acquired by the OCT unit 20 will be referred to as an OCT image.

[0015] The image capturing device 14 is an example of a "image capturing section" of the technology of the present disclosure. The control device 16 is an example of a "control section" of the technology of the present disclosure.

[0016] The control device 16 includes a computer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 16A, which is an example of a processor, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 16B, a ROM (Read-Only Memory) 16C, and an input / output (I / O) port 16D.

[0017] The control device 16 includes an input / display device 16E connected to the CPU 16A via an I / O port 16D. The input / display device 16E has a graphic user interface that displays an image of the subject's eye 12 and receives various instructions from a user. An example of the graphic user interface is a touch panel display.

[0018] The control device 16 also includes an image processing device 17 connected to the I / O port 16D. The image processing device 17 generates an image of the subject's eye 12 based on data obtained by the photographing device 14. The control device 16 also includes a communication I / F 16F connected to the I / O port 16D, and is connected to a network 130 via the communication I / F 16F.

[0019] 2, the control device 16 of the ophthalmic apparatus 110 includes the input / display device 16E, but the technology of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the control device 16 of the ophthalmic apparatus 110 may not include the input / display device 16E, but may include a separate input / display device that is physically independent from the ophthalmic apparatus 110. In this case, the display device includes an image processing unit that operates under the control of the CPU 16A of the control device 16. The image processing unit may display an SLO image or the like based on an image signal instructed to be output by the CPU 16A.

[0020] The imaging device 14 operates under the control of the CPU 16A of the control device 16. The imaging device 14 includes an SLO unit 18, an imaging optical system 19, and an OCT unit 20. The imaging optical system 19 includes a first optical scanner 22, a second optical scanner 24, a synthesis unit 26, an objective optical system 28, and a fixation unit 29. The first optical scanner 22, the second optical scanner 24, the synthesis unit 26, the objective optical system 28, and the fixation unit 29 are shown as functional blocks in the imaging optical system 19.

[0021] The first optical scanner 22 scans the incident light in one direction (e.g., X direction), and the second optical scanner 24 scans in the other direction (e.g., Y direction). As a result, the first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24 perform two-dimensional scanning in the X direction and the Y direction with the light emitted from the SLO unit 18 and the light emitted from the OCT unit 20. The first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24 may be optical elements capable of deflecting a light beam, and may be, for example, a polygon mirror, a galvanometer mirror, or a combination thereof.

[0022] The combining unit 26 combines the light from the SLO unit 18 and the light from the OCT unit 20. The objective optical system 28 emits the light from the SLO unit 18 and the light from the OCT unit 20 to the subject's eye 12. The fixation unit 29 functions as a fixation target that guides the direction (gaze direction) of the subject's eye 12.

[0023] The objective optical system 28 may be a reflective optical system using a concave mirror such as an elliptical mirror, a refractive optical system using a wide-angle lens, or a catadioptric optical system combining concave mirrors and lenses. By using a wide-angle optical system using an elliptical mirror or a wide-angle lens, it becomes possible to photograph the retina not only in the center of the fundus but also in the peripheral part of the fundus.

[0024] When a system including an elliptical mirror is used, the system using the elliptical mirror described in International Publication WO2016 / 103484 or International Publication WO2016 / 103489 may be used. The disclosures of International Publication WO2016 / 103484 and International Publication WO2016 / 103489 are each incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

[0025] The photographing optical system 19 realizes observation of the fundus in a wide field of view (FOV) 12A. The FOV 12A indicates a range that can be photographed by the photographing device 14. The FOV 12A can be expressed as a viewing angle. In this embodiment, the viewing angle can be defined by an internal irradiation angle and an external irradiation angle. The external irradiation angle is an irradiation angle of a light beam irradiated from the ophthalmic device 110 to the subject's eye 12, which is defined based on the pupil 27. The internal irradiation angle is an irradiation angle of a light beam irradiated to the fundus, which is defined based on the eyeball center O. The external irradiation angle and the internal irradiation angle are in a corresponding relationship. For example, when the external irradiation angle is 120 degrees, the internal irradiation angle corresponds to about 160 degrees. In this embodiment, the internal irradiation angle is 200 degrees. The photographing optical system 30, which is constructed of such a wide-angle optical system, can set the field of view (FOV) of the fundus to an ultra-wide angle, and can photograph the range of the fundus with an internal irradiation angle of 200 degrees starting from the center of the eyeball. In other words, it is possible to photograph the area from the posterior pole of the fundus of the subject's eye 12 beyond the equator. Of course, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to ophthalmic devices equipped with optical systems of various angles of view, rather than wide-angle optical systems.

[0026] Here, an SLO fundus image captured at an internal illumination angle of 160 degrees or more is referred to as a UWF-SLO fundus image. UWF is an abbreviation for Ultra Wide Field.

[0027] The SLO system is realized by the control device 16, the SLO unit 18, and the photographing optical system 19 shown in Fig. 2. The SLO system enables fundus photography with the photographing optical system 19 in a wide FOV 12A.

[0028] The SLO unit 18 includes a B (blue light) light source 40, a G (green light) light source 42, an R (red light) light source 44, and an IR (infrared (e.g., near-infrared) light) light source 46, and optical systems 48, 50, 52, 54, and 56 that reflect or transmit the light from the light sources 40, 42, 44, and 46 and guide them to one optical path. The optical systems 48, 50, and 56 are mirrors, and the optical systems 52 and 54 are beam splitters. The B light is reflected by the optical system 48, transmits through the optical system 50, and is reflected by the optical system 54, the G light is reflected by the optical systems 50 and 54, the R light is transmitted through the optical systems 52 and 54, and the IR light is reflected by the optical systems 56 and 52, and is guided to one optical path, respectively.

[0029] The SLO unit 18 is configured to be able to switch between a light source that emits laser light of different wavelengths or a combination of light sources that emit light, such as a mode that emits G light, R light, and B light, and a mode that emits infrared light. In the example shown in Fig. 2, four light sources are provided: a light source 40 of B light (blue light), a light source 42 of G light, a light source 44 of R light, and a light source 46 of IR light, but the technology of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the SLO unit 18 may further include a light source of white light and emit light in various modes, such as a mode that emits only white light.

[0030] The light incident on the photographing optical system 19 from the SLO unit 18 is scanned in the X and Y directions by the first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24. The scanning light passes through the objective optical system 28 and the pupil 27 and is irradiated onto the posterior segment of the subject's eye 12. The light reflected by the fundus passes through the objective optical system 28, the first optical scanner 22, and the second optical scanner 24 and is incident on the SLO unit 18.

[0031] The anterior segment of the subject's eye 12 includes, as an anterior segment, the cornea, iris, angle, crystalline lens, ciliary body, and part of the vitreous body. The posterior segment of the subject's eye 12 includes, as a posterior segment, the remaining part of the vitreous body, the retina, choroid, and sclera. The vitreous body belonging to the anterior segment is the part of the vitreous body on the cornea side with respect to the XY plane passing through the point of the crystalline lens closest to the center of the eyeball as a boundary, and the vitreous body belonging to the posterior segment is the part of the vitreous body other than the vitreous body belonging to the anterior segment.

[0032] The SLO unit 18 includes a beam splitter 64 that reflects B light and transmits light other than B light from the posterior segment (e.g., fundus) of the subject's eye 12, and a beam splitter 58 that reflects G light and transmits light other than G light from the light transmitted through the beam splitter 64. The SLO unit 18 includes a beam splitter 60 that reflects R light and transmits light other than R light from the light transmitted through the beam splitter 58. The SLO unit 18 includes a beam splitter 62 that reflects IR light from the light transmitted through the beam splitter 60. The SLO unit 18 includes a B light detection element 70 that detects B light reflected by the beam splitter 64, a G light detection element 72 that detects G light reflected by the beam splitter 58, an R light detection element 74 that detects R light reflected by the beam splitter 60, and an IR light detection element 76 that detects IR light reflected by the beam splitter 62.

[0033] The light (reflected light reflected by the fundus) incident on the SLO unit 18 via the objective optical system 28, the first optical scanner 22, and the second optical scanner 24 is reflected by the beam splitter 64 and received by the B light detection element 70 in the case of B light, and is transmitted through the beam splitter 64, reflected by the beam splitter 58, and received by the G light detection element 72 in the case of G light. The incident light is transmitted through the beam splitters 64 and 58 in the case of R light, reflected by the beam splitter 60, and received by the R light detection element 74. The incident light is transmitted through the beam splitters 64, 58, and 60 in the case of IR light, reflected by the beam splitter 62, and received by the IR light detection element 76. The image processing device 17, which operates under the control of the CPU 16A, generates a UWF-SLO image using signals detected by the B light detection element 70, the G light detection element 72, the R light detection element 74, and the IR light detection element 76.

[0034] The UWF-SLO images include a UWF-SLO image (G-color fundus image) obtained by photographing the fundus in G color, and a UWF-SLO image (R-color fundus image) obtained by photographing the fundus in R color. The UWF-SLO images include a UWF-SLO image (B-color fundus image) obtained by photographing the fundus in B color, and a UWF-SLO image (IR fundus image) obtained by photographing the fundus in IR color.

[0035] The control device 16 also controls the light sources 40, 42, 44 to emit light simultaneously. The fundus of the subject's eye 12 is photographed simultaneously with the B light, the G light, and the R light, thereby obtaining a G color fundus image, an R color fundus image, and a B color fundus image, each of which corresponds to each other. An RGB color fundus image is obtained from the G color fundus image, the R color fundus image, and the B color fundus image. The control device 16 controls the light sources 42, 44 to emit light simultaneously, and the fundus of the subject's eye 12 is photographed simultaneously with the G light and the R light, thereby obtaining a G color fundus image and an R color fundus image, each of which corresponds to each other. An RG color fundus image is obtained from the G color fundus image and the R color fundus image.

[0036] Specifically, the UWF-SLO images include a B color fundus image, a G color fundus image, an R color fundus image, an IR fundus image, an RGB color fundus image, and an RG color fundus image. Each image data of the UWF-SLO images is transmitted from the ophthalmologic apparatus 110 to the server 140 via the communication I / F 16F together with the patient information input via the input / display device 16E. Each image data of the UWF-SLO images and the patient information are stored in the storage device 254 in a corresponding manner. The patient information includes, for example, the patient's ID, name, age, visual acuity, right / left eye distinction, axial length, etc.

[0037] The OCT system is realized by the control device 16, the OCT unit 20, and the imaging optical system 19 shown in Fig. 2. The OCT system enables fundus imaging with a wide FOV 12A, similar to the above-mentioned SLO fundus image imaging, by the imaging optical system 19. The OCT unit 20 includes a light source 20A, a sensor (detection element) 20B, a first optical coupler 20C, a reference optical system 20D, a collimating lens 20E, and a second optical coupler 20F.

[0038] Light emitted from the light source 20A is branched by the first optical coupler 20C. One of the branched lights is collimated by the collimating lens 20E as measurement light, and then enters the photographing optical system 19. The measurement light is scanned in the X and Y directions by the first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24. The scanning light passes through the objective optical system 28 and the pupil 27 and is irradiated onto the fundus. The measurement light reflected by the fundus is entered into the OCT unit 20 via the objective optical system 28, the first optical scanner 22, and the second optical scanner 24, and enters the second optical coupler 20F via the collimating lens 20E and the first optical coupler 20C.

[0039] The other light beam emitted from the light source 20A and branched by the first optical coupler 20C is incident as reference light on the reference optical system 20D, and passes through the reference optical system 20D to be incident on the second optical coupler 20F.

[0040] The light beams incident on the second optical coupler 20F, i.e., the measurement light reflected from the fundus and the reference light, are interfered with by the second optical coupler 20F to generate interference light. The interference light is received by the sensor 20B. The image processing device 17, which operates under the control of the CPU 16A, generates OCT images such as tomographic images and en-face images based on the OCT data detected by the sensor 20B.

[0041] Here, an OCT fundus image captured at an internal illumination angle of 160 degrees or more is referred to as a UWF-OCT image.

[0042] The image data of the UWF-OCT image, together with the patient information, is transmitted from the ophthalmic apparatus 110 to the server 140 via the communication I / F 16F. The image data of the UWF-OCT image and the patient information are stored in the storage device 254 in a corresponding manner.

[0043] In this embodiment, the light source 20A is exemplified as a wavelength-swept type SS-OCT (Swept-Source OCT), but various types of OCT systems, such as SD-OCT (Spectral-Domain OCT) and TD-OCT (Time-Domain OCT), may also be used.

[0044] Next, the configuration of the electrical system of the server 140 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 140 includes a computer main body 252. The computer main body 252 includes a CPU 262, a RAM 266, a ROM 264, and an input / output (I / O) port 268, which are interconnected by a bus 270. The input / output (I / O) port 268 is connected to a storage device 254, a display 256, a mouse 255M, a keyboard 255K, and a communication interface (I / F) 258. The storage device 254 is configured of, for example, a non-volatile memory. The input / output (I / O) port 268 is connected to the network 130 via the communication interface (I / F) 258. Therefore, the server 140 can communicate with the ophthalmic device 110 and the viewer 150. The storage device 254 stores an image capture processing program, which will be described later. The image capture processing program may be stored in the ROM 264.

[0045] A processing unit 208 of the server 140 (to be described later) stores each piece of data received from the ophthalmic apparatus 110 in a storage device 254 .

[0046] The electrical configuration of the viewer 150 is similar to that of the server 140, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0047] Next, functions realized by the CPU 262 of the server 140 executing the image processing program will be described with reference to Fig. 4. The image processing program has a predetermined display control function, a predetermined image processing function, and a predetermined processing function. By the CPU 262 executing the image processing program having these functions, the CPU 262 functions as the display control unit 204, the image processing unit 206, and the processing unit 208 as shown in Fig. 4.

[0048] Next, the configuration of the imaging optical system 19 including the fixation unit 29 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. In the following, the light emitted from the SLO unit 18 and incident on the imaging optical system 19 will be referred to as "SLO light", and the light emitted from the OCT unit 20 and incident on the imaging optical system 19 will be referred to as "OCT light". In this embodiment, the SLO light and OCT light incident on the imaging optical system 19 are configured to be approximately parallel light.

[0049] Fig. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the imaging optical system 19. As shown in Fig. 5, the imaging optical system 19 includes a combiner 26 that combines the SLO light and the OCT unit light, a first optical scanner 22 (referred to as an H scanner in Fig. 5), a second optical scanner 24 (referred to as a V scanner in Fig. 5), an objective optical system 28, and a fixation unit 29 that functions as a fixation target that guides the direction (gaze direction) of the subject's eye 12.

[0050] In this embodiment, a dichroic mirror having wavelength dependency can be used as the combining unit 26, and the combining unit 26 has a function of combining the optical path of the SLO light toward the subject's eye and the optical path of the OCT light toward the subject's eye. The combining unit 26 also has a function of separating the optical path of the reflected light based on the SLO light and the optical path of the reflected light based on the OCT light for the light irradiated to the subject's eye 12 and reflected by the subject's eye 12, and guiding the reflected light based on the SLO light to the SLO unit 18 and guiding the reflected light based on the OCT light to the OCT unit 20.

[0051] The light (SLO light or OCT light) emitted from the combining unit 26 is incident on the objective optical system 28 via the first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24, and is emitted to the subject's eye 12 by the objective optical system 28. On the optical path between the first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24, a first lens group 295 on the first optical scanner 22 side and a second lens group 296 on the second optical scanner 24 side are arranged.

[0052] The optical system constituted by the first lens group 295 and the second lens group 296 is an afocal optical system, and is configured so that the position of the first optical scanner 22 (the position of the scanning center of the first optical scanner 22) and the position of the second optical scanner 24 (the position of the scanning center of the second optical scanner 24) are in a conjugate relationship. In this specification, the term "conjugate relationship" is not limited to a perfect conjugate relationship, but means a conjugate relationship including errors that are allowed in advance as manufacturing errors and errors associated with changes over time. In this specification, the term "afocal optical system" is not limited to a perfect afocal optical system, but means an afocal optical system including errors that are allowed in advance as manufacturing errors and errors associated with changes over time.

[0053] An outline of the operation of the photographing optical system 19 having the above configuration will be described. The parallel SLO light or OCT light incident on the photographing optical system 19 is angle-scanned by the second optical scanner 24 such as a polygon mirror via a synthesis unit. The angle-scanned parallel SLO light or OCT light passes through the second lens group 296 and the first lens group 295 in order, is angle-scanned by the first optical scanner 22, and is projected as parallel light at a predetermined magnification on the pupil plane of the subject's eye 12 via the objective optical system 28, and performs angle scanning with the pupil of the subject's eye 12 as the scanning center. This parallel light is focused by the subject's eye 12, and at the fundus of the subject's eye 12, a focused spot of the SLO light or OCT light scans the fundus as irradiation light. The reflected light obtained by reflecting this irradiated light on the fundus passes through the pupil of the subject's eye 12, passes through the objective optical system 28, the first optical scanner 22, the first lens group 295, the second lens group 296, the second optical scanner 24, and the combining unit 26 in this order, and enters the SLO unit 18 or the OCT unit 20. The operation after each reflected light enters the SLO unit 18 or the OCT unit 20 is as described above.

[0054] A fixation unit 29, which is an optical system that presents a fixation target, is disposed between a first lens group 295 and a second lens group 296 that are disposed between the first optical scanner 22 and the second optical scanner 24. The fixation unit 29 has a fixation light source 291 that functions as a fixation light, a fixation light scanner 292, a third lens group 293, and a reflecting element 294 such as a half mirror, and is configured to guide light from the fixation light light source 291 (hereinafter referred to as fixation light) onto the main optical axis AX of the photographing optical system 19. The third lens group 293 in the fixation unit 29 is disposed at a common position with the optical path length of the first lens group 295 and the second lens group 296. The third lens group 293 is configured to be an afocal optical system in which the position of the first optical scanner 22 (the position of the scanning center of the first optical scanner 22) and the position of the fixation light scanner 292 (the position of the scanning center of the fixation light scanner 292) are in a conjugate relationship.

[0055] The first optical scanner 22 is an example of a "scanning optical system" and a "second scanning optical system" of the technology disclosed herein. The second optical scanner 24 is an example of a "first scanning optical system" of the technology disclosed herein. Also, the second optical scanner 24 is an example of an "optical scanner" of the technology disclosed herein. The reflecting element 294 is an example of an "optical member" of the technology disclosed herein. The fixation light light source 291 is an example of a "fixation light source" of the technology disclosed herein, and the fixation light scanner 292 is an example of a "fixation light scanning unit" of the technology disclosed herein. Also, the fixation light scanner 24 is an example of a "fixation light scanner" of the technology disclosed herein.

[0056] The fixation light scanner 292 of the fixation unit 29 is controlled so as to be driven in synchronization with the first optical scanner 22. The drive control of the fixation light scanner 292 is performed by the control device 16 (described in detail later).

[0057] As shown in FIG. 5, when the fixation light is guided to the main optical axis by the fixation unit 29, the angle of irradiation to the eye 12 is changed by the scanning of the first optical scanner 22, and the fixation target moves in the horizontal direction. For this reason, in this embodiment, a fixation light scanner 292 is arranged, and the fixation light scanner 292 is driven in synchronization with the first optical scanner 22 to cancel the horizontal movement amount by the (H scanner 22) so that the fixation target stays in place. As a result, even if the SLO light or OCT light is scanned by the optical scanner 22 (horizontal H scanner), the fixation target continues to be lit at the same position with respect to the eye 12. That is, the fixation light from the fixation light light source 291 is scanned by the fixation light scanner 292 in synchronization with the scanning of the first optical scanner 22 so that the fixation target by the fixation light light source 291 does not move from the position with respect to the eye 12 by the scanning of the first optical scanner 22 by more than a predetermined distance.

[0058] Specifically, the control device 16 drives the fixation light scanner 292 at a scanning angle equivalent to the scanning angle of the first optical scanner 22 and in the opposite scanning direction. As shown in FIG. 5, when the first optical scanner 22 rotates (scans light) in the direction of the arrow Ra, the fixation light scanner 292 rotates in the direction of the arrow Rb. The rotation of the fixation light scanner 292 in the direction of the arrow Rb causes the fixation light to move in the direction of the arrow Rc on the reflecting element 294. In this case, the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 are synchronously driven with a common phase. That is, the control device 16 drives the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 by matching the signal period and phase of the drive signal 297 of the first optical scanner 22 and the drive signal 298 of the fixation light scanner 292 as shown in FIG. 6. As a result, the fluctuation in the rotation angle of the first optical scanner 22 and the fluctuation in the rotation angle of the fixation light scanner 292 are synchronized with a common fluctuation, and the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 are each driven.

[0059] In this way, by synchronously driving the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 with a common signal period and a common phase, even if the scanning angle fluctuates during scanning by the first optical scanner 22, the fixation light is incident on the first optical scanner 22 at an angle that offsets the fluctuation. This allows the fixation target to be fixed, and the fixation light is irradiated onto the subject's eye 12 at an arbitrary angle (for example, an angle that corresponds to the line of sight on the main optical axis AX), making it possible to guide the orientation of the subject's eye 12 (line of sight) in an arbitrary direction in the direction of irradiation of the fixation light.

[0060] In addition, when the driving signal of the first optical scanner 22 is defined as the first driving signal, and the driving signal of the fixation lamp scanner 292 is defined as the second driving signal, the first driving signal and the second driving signal may have the same waveform, a similar waveform, or a waveform proportional to the first driving signal. By generating the first driving signal and the second driving signal in this manner, the total amount of the deflection amount of the light beam by the first scanner and the deflection amount of the light beam by the second scanner at the optical conjugate position becomes constant. Therefore, while the SLO light or OCT light, which is the imaging light, is scanning the subject's eye 12 by the first optical scanner 22, the fixation target continues to be lit at a constant position. While the SLO light or OCT light, which is the imaging light, is scanning the subject's eye 12, the orientation of the subject's eye 12 can be fixed.

[0061] The fixation unit 29 can be configured to change the position at which the fixation target is presented. The control to change the position at which the fixation target is presented is performed by the control device 16. Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show an example of a configuration in which the position at which the fixation target is presented can be changed.

[0062] In the example shown in FIG. 7, the fixation unit 29 includes a light source array 2910 having a plurality of fixation lamps 2912 and emitting fixation light. The light source array 2910 is controlled to be turned on by the control device 16. The light emitting surface of the light source array 2910 is conjugate with the retina of the subject's eye 12. The control device 16 turns on any one of the fixation lamps 2912 of the light source array 2910, thereby making it possible to change the position at which the fixation light is emitted in the fixation lamp light source 291 in two dimensions. That is, the control is performed to change the position at which the fixation lamp is turned on from a first position to a second position different from the first position. This makes it possible to change the orientation of the subject's eye relative to the optical axis. Therefore, when the fixation light is turned on at the first position, the imaging light, SLO light or OCT light, is scanned over a first region of the subject's eye 12, and, for example, the central part of the fundus (the posterior pole of the fundus including the macula and optic disc) can be photographed.When the position at which the fixation light is turned on is set to the second position, the subject's eye 12 faces the second position, and a second region different from the first region of the subject's eye 12 (a region that includes a part of the central part and the peripheral part around the central part) can be scanned with the imaging light.

[0063] 8, the fixation unit 29 includes a fixation lamp 2916 and a light source 2914 configured to be movable in the Xa direction along the X direction and in the Ya direction along the Y direction. The position of the light source 2914 is controlled by the control device 16. By changing the position of the light source 2914 by the control device 16, the position at which the fixation light is emitted in the fixation lamp light source 291 (the position of the fixation lamp 2916) can be changed two-dimensionally. In this way, by changing the position at which the fixation target is presented, it is possible to guide the direction (gaze direction) of the subject's eye 12 in any direction. In this embodiment, a case where the light source array 2910 shown in FIG. 7 is used as the fixation lamp light source 291 will be described as an example.

[0064] Next, referring to Fig. 9, a photographing function realized by the CPU 16A in the control device 16 of the ophthalmic apparatus 110 executing the photographing processing program will be described. The photographing processing program has a photographing mode setting processing function, a photographing processing function (fixation target processing function, actual processing function), and an image processing control function. By the CPU 16A executing the photographing processing program having each of these functions, the CPU 16A functions as a photographing mode setting processing unit 162, a photographing processing unit 164 (fixation target processing unit 164A, actual processing unit 164B), and an image processing control unit 166, as shown in Fig. 9. The image capture processing program is an example of a "program" of the technology of the present disclosure.

[0065] Next, the photographing process by the ophthalmic apparatus 110 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 10. The CPU 16A of the control device 16 in the ophthalmic apparatus 110 executes a photographing process program to realize the photographing process shown in the flowchart of Fig. 10. The photographing process program starts when an operator operates the input / display device 16E of the ophthalmic apparatus 110 to instruct the start of photographing the subject's eye 12. The photographing process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10 is an example of a process for realizing the "method of controlling an ophthalmic apparatus" of the technique of the present disclosure.

[0066] When the photographing process program starts, in step S102, the photographing mode setting processing unit 162 sets the photographing mode obtained by detecting the operation of the input / display device 16E. The photographing mode indicates the photographing part and the photographing method of the subject's eye 12. For example, there is an SLO photographing mode in which the posterior part (e.g., the fundus) of the subject's eye 12 is photographed by the SLO unit 18, and an OCT photographing mode in which the posterior part of the subject's eye 12 is photographed by the OCT unit 20. Note that the photographing mode is not limited to the photographing mode in which the posterior part of the subject's eye 12 is photographed, but includes a photographing mode in which the anterior part of the eye is photographed, and a photographing mode in which the subject's eye 12 is photographed. The photographing mode is set by the process of step S102.

[0067] In step S104, the fixation target processing unit 164A of the photographing processing unit 164 executes a fixation target position acquisition process by acquiring a predetermined fixation target position for the set photographing mode from the table. The table is information that associates the photographing mode with the fixation target position, and is stored in advance in the ROM 16C. The table may be acquired from an external device.

[0068] In step S106, the fixation target processing unit 164A sets the first optical scanner 22 (H scanner) and the fixation light scanner 292 (third scanner) to predetermined initial positions (for example, positions where each light propagates in a direction along the main optical axis AX). In step S108, the fixation target processing unit 164A controls to turn on the fixation light 2912 at a predetermined position in the light source array 2910 so as to present the fixation target at the predetermined position acquired in step S104. As a result, the fixation target is presented at a predetermined position corresponding to the shooting mode, and preparations are made for guiding the direction (gaze direction) of the subject's eye 12.

[0069] In step S110, the actual processing unit 164B executes (starts) the shooting process in the shooting mode set in step S102.

[0070] In step S112, the fixation target processing unit 164A performs control to synchronously drive the first optical scanner 22 (H scanner) and the fixation light scanner 292 (third scanner). That is, the drive signal 297 of the first optical scanner 22 and the drive signal 298 of the fixation light scanner 292 are matched in signal period and phase to drive each of the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 (FIG. 6). In step S114, the actual processing unit 164B judges whether the photographing process is completed or not, and repeats the process of step S112 until the process is completed (positive judgment in step S114). In step 116, at least the first optical scanner 22 (H scanner) and the fixation light scanner 292 (third scanner) are stopped and returned to their initial positions.

[0071] In step S118, the actual processing unit 164B judges whether or not the process of presenting a fixation target and capturing an image has been completed for each of all the positions acquired in step S104. If all the processes are not completed (negative judgment in step S118), the actual processing unit 164B returns the process to step S106, and if all the processes are completed (positive judgment in step S118), the actual processing unit 164B proceeds to step S120.

[0072] In step S120, the fixation target processing unit 164A turns off the fixation light light source 291. In the processing routine shown in FIG. 10, the fixation light light source 291 is turned on before shooting, and when shooting is completed, the fixation light light source 291 is turned off before shooting. The technology of the present disclosure is not limited to turning on the fixation light light source 291 during shooting. For example, if the fixation light from the fixation light light source affects shooting, the fixation light light source may be turned off immediately before shooting. In addition, the lighting of the fixation light light source 291 is not limited to being constantly on, and includes a state in which it is turned on for a predetermined time and a blinking state in which it is turned on for a predetermined time repeatedly.

[0073] In step S122, the image processing control unit 166 outputs image data. Specifically, image data of a fundus image (e.g., a UWF-SLO image) obtained by photographing the fundus of the subject's eye 12 with the ophthalmic device 110 is transmitted from the ophthalmic device 110 to the server 140. That is, the image processing control unit 166 controls the image processing device 17 to perform noise removal processing and the like on the image obtained by photographing, and then transmits the image to the server 140 after image processing into a UWF-SLO image or a UWF-OCT image.

[0074] Meanwhile, in the server 140, when image data of a fundus image (e.g., a UWF-SLO image) photographed by the ophthalmic device 110 of the fundus of the test eye 12 is received from the ophthalmic device 110, the CPU 262 executes an image processing program, thereby performing image processing.

[0075] Specifically, the server 140 acquires a fundus image from the image data in the image processing unit 206, performs a predetermined image processing using the acquired fundus image, and generates a processed image after the image processing. One example of the predetermined image processing is image processing that generates a composite image (see Figs. 11 and 12) by combining multiple UWF-SLO images captured at fixation targets presented at different positions.

[0076] For example, a composite image is generated by combining at least two of fundus images IG1, IG2, and IG3. Fundus image IG1 is a UWF-SLO image captured by presenting a fixation target at fundus conjugate position Fcj on the main optical axis AX. Fundus images IG2 and IG3 are UWF-SLO images captured by presenting a fixation target at fundus conjugate position Fcj and at a position away from the main optical axis AX. Specifically, a UWF-SLO image captured by presenting a fixation target above the main optical axis AX is set as fundus image IG2, and a UWF-SLO image captured by presenting a fixation target below the main optical axis AX is set as fundus image IG3.

[0077] The server 140 performs image processing such as pattern matching to match blood vessel portions on the fundus images IG2 and IG3 using the fundus image IG1 as a reference, and synthesizes the fundus images IG2 and IG3 to generate a processed image.

[0078] The processing unit 208 stores the processed image (synthetic image) together with each of the fundus images in the storage device 254 (see Figure 3) together with information about the patient (patient's ID, name, age, visual acuity, right / left eye distinction, axial length, etc.).

[0079] The display control unit 204 may display the processed image on the display 256 .

[0080] When an ophthalmologist diagnoses a patient's eye 12, the patient ID is input to the viewer 150. The viewer 150 to which the patient ID has been input instructs the server 140 to transmit image data of each image (IG1, IG4, etc.) together with patient information corresponding to the patient ID. The viewer 150, which has received the image data of each image (IG1, IG4) together with the patient information, generates a diagnostic screen 400 of the patient's eye 12 shown in FIG. 11 and displays it on the display of the viewer 150.

[0081] 11 shows a diagnosis screen 400 of the viewer 150. As shown in FIG. 11, the diagnosis screen 400 has an information display area 402 and an image display area 404.

[0082] In the information display area 402, information about the patient, such as the patient ID, the patient name, and the patient sex, is displayed. Although not shown, the information display area 402 can also display various information, such as the patient's age, visual acuity, information indicating whether the image to be displayed is for the right eye or the left eye, and axial length. Based on the received patient information, the viewer 150 displays information about the corresponding patient in the information display area 402.

[0083] The image display area 404 has a main image display area 404A and a composite image display area 404B. The viewer 150 displays an image (fundus image IG1 as the main image and fundus image IG4 as the composite image) corresponding to each image display area (404A, 404B) based on the received image data. Although not shown in the figure, each image display area 404A, 404B can display the date of photography when the displayed image was acquired.

[0084] The composite image, fundus image IG4, is an image created by combining fundus image IG2 when fixating upward and fundus image IG3 when fixating downward, as shown in Figure 12, using fundus image IG1 as a reference by pattern matching or the like to match the blood vessel portions.

[0085] It should be noted that the image display area 404 can include a text display area for displaying text information related to the image. An example of the text information is, for example, "The left area displays a fundus image when a fixation target is presented on the main optical axis AX. The right area displays an image that combines the fundus images when fixation targets are presented above and below."

[0086] Furthermore, various types of information useful for diagnosis can be displayed on the diagnosis screen 400, but this is omitted in the example shown in FIG.

[0087] In this way, by synchronously driving the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 with a common signal period and a common phase, even if the scanning angle fluctuates during scanning by the first optical scanner 22, the fixation light is incident on the first optical scanner 22 at an angle that offsets the fluctuation. This makes it possible to fix the fixation target, irradiate the fixation light at any position (for example, a position in the line of sight on the main optical axis AX) on the subject's eye 12, and guide the orientation (line of sight) of the subject's eye 12 in any direction.

[0088] The above-mentioned fixation unit 29 has been described as using the light source array 2910 (FIG. 7) as the fixation light source 291 to control the lighting position of the fixation light source, but the technology of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, instead of changing the lighting position of the fixation light source, an offset may be added to the drive signal of the synchronously driven scanner. The case where this drive signal is offset will be described as a first modified example.

[0089] As shown in FIG. 13, in the above, the drive signal 297 of the first optical scanner 22 and the drive signal 298 of the fixation light scanner 292 are matched in signal period and phase to drive the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292. In contrast, the fixation light scanner 292 is configured to be driven by a drive signal 299 offset by a predetermined offset time tofs. The offset time tofs may determine the scanning time of the scan angle of the first optical scanner 22 corresponding to the position where the fixation target is presented from the case where they are commonly driven with the offset time "0". As a result, the common fluctuation of the fluctuation of the rotation angle of the first optical scanner 22 and the fluctuation of the rotation angle of the fixation light scanner 292 are offset by the offset time tofs and synchronized, and the first optical scanner 22 and the fixation light scanner 292 are driven. This allows the fixation target to be fixed at the offset position, and fixation light is irradiated onto the subject's eye 12 at any offset position, making it possible to guide the orientation (gaze direction) of the subject's eye 12 in the offset direction.

[0090] Furthermore, when the fixation light is irradiated with an offset relative to the drive signal 297 of the first optical scanner 22, it is also possible to present the fixation target by changing its position two-dimensionally.

[0091] FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example in which a fixation target is presented by changing its position two-dimensionally. As shown in FIG. 14, the fixation unit 29 includes a first fixation light scanner 292V that scans a fixation light in one direction, and a second fixation light scanner 292H that scans in a direction intersecting (for example, perpendicular to) the first fixation light scanner 292V. The second fixation light scanner 292H is driven synchronously (or offset) with the first optical scanner 22 (H scanner) like the fixation light scanner 292. The first fixation light scanner 292V is configured to be driven by a drive signal that provides a predetermined scanning angle that offsets from an initial position to a predetermined position in a direction intersecting the scanning axis of the second fixation light scanner 292H. The predetermined scanning angle offset by the second fixation light scanner 292H may be determined by a scanning time determined from a position on the first optical scanner 22 that corresponds to a position where a fixation target is presented from a case where the first fixation light scanner 292V and the second fixation light scanner 292H are commonly driven with an initial value. In this way, the presentation position of the fixation target can be changed two-dimensionally by scanning by the first fixation light scanner 292V and the second fixation light scanner 292H.

[0092] The configuration for offsetting the scan by the fixation light scanner 292 by a predetermined offset time tofs, and the first fixation light scanner 292V and the second fixation light scanner 292H are an example of the "modification unit" of the technology of the present disclosure.

[0093] Incidentally, it is preferable to suppress the attenuation of light when the fundus is irradiated with SLO light or OCT light and when the light is reflected by the fundus. For this reason, it is more preferable to reduce the attenuation of light as much as possible at the reflecting element 294 of the fixation unit 29. Therefore, a configuration for reducing the attenuation of light as much as possible at the reflecting element 294 of the fixation unit 29 will be described as a second modified example with reference to Fig. 15 .

[0094] Fig. 15 is a conceptual diagram of the second modified example. As shown in Fig. 15, the imaging optical system 19 of the second modified example includes a specific reflecting element 294M instead of the reflecting element 294 shown in Fig. 5. The specific reflecting element 294M includes a reflecting area 294A that reflects fixation light, and a transmission area 294B that includes at least the scanning range of the SLO light or OCT light by the scanning of the second optical scanner 24 (scanning in the direction indicated by the arrow Ro). In this way, the specific reflecting element 294M includes the transmission area 294B, so that it is possible to reduce the optical attenuation of the SLO light or OCT light when passing through the specific reflecting element 294M.

[0095] The fixation light is scanned across the reflective region 294A and the transmissive region 294B by the fixation lamp scanner 292 (scanning in the direction indicated by the arrow Rc). Therefore, when the fixation light passes through the transmissive region 294B, it is not irradiated onto the subject's eye and is momentarily turned off, and the fixation target is presented in a blinking state. The momentary turn-off state of the fixation light corresponds to the time it passes through a part of the scanning range of the fixation lamp scanner 292. Therefore, in consideration of the afterimage phenomenon in the subject's eye 12, it is assumed that the time the fixation light is turned off as seen by the subject's eye 12 is shorter than the time it passes through the transmissive region 294B.

[0096] In addition, when performing imaging processing using the SLO unit 18, the fixation light is momentarily turned off and the visible SLO light passes through the transmission region 294B, so that the fixation target is presented in a state similar to the state in which the fixation light is continuously turned on. On the other hand, when performing imaging processing using the OCT unit 18, the visible SLO light is irradiated while the fixation light passes through the transmission region 294B, so that the fixation target can be presented in a state similar to the state in which the fixation light is continuously turned on.

[0097] Next, application examples of the technology disclosed herein will be illustrated. In the application examples, a scanner that is driven synchronously with the first optical scanner 22 is provided, and the function of keeping the optical axis of the subject's eye 12 constant even when light is irradiated via the first optical scanner 22 is used in other devices of the ophthalmic apparatus. Note that the following application examples have the same configuration as the above embodiment, so the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description will be omitted.

[0098] In general, when observing the subject's eye, it is effective to photograph and observe the anterior part of the subject's eye 12. However, in photographing the anterior part of the subject's eye 12, a complex optical system is required in which an observation device is disposed at a position closer to the subject's eye 12 than the first optical scanner 22 in order to eliminate scanning by the first optical scanner 22. On the other hand, as described above, by providing a specific scanner (fixation light scanner 292) that is driven synchronously with the first optical scanner 22, it is possible to configure the optical axis to be fixed with respect to the subject's eye 12 even in a specific optical system via the first optical scanner 22. Therefore, by applying the function of the fixation unit 29 described above to an observation device that observes the subject's eye 12, the subject's eye 12 can be easily observed. In addition, it is possible to arrange an observation device in the optical path via the first optical scanner 22, which increases the degree of freedom in device design.

[0099] The first application example is to use the function of localizing the optical axis of the fixation light that is irradiated to the subject's eye 12 even when the fixation light is irradiated via the first optical scanner 22 by providing a scanner that drives synchronously with the first optical scanner 22 in an anterior eye imaging device as an example of an observation device.

[0100] Fig. 16 shows a schematic configuration of the first application example. As shown in Fig. 16, the first application example is an application example in which an anterior eye observation optical system 500 including an anterior eye observation camera 502 and a lens group 504 for anterior eye observation is disposed instead of the fixation lamp light source 291 (Fig. 5) of the fixation unit 29. The imaging surface of the anterior eye observation camera 502 of the anterior eye observation optical system 500 is disposed in a conjugate relationship with the pupil (pupil 27) of the subject's eye 12.

[0101] As shown in Figure 16, by arranging an anterior eye observation optical system 500 instead of the fixation lamp light source 291 (Figure 5), the position for observing the anterior eye of the subject's eye 12 can be fixed, making it possible to stably observe the anterior eye of the subject's eye 12.

[0102] In the first application example, the following disclosed technology is proposed. a scanning optical system that scans the eye with light from a light source; an observation unit that observes the eye via the scanning optical system, the observation unit changing an optical axis for observing the eye in synchronization with scanning of the scanning optical system so that a predetermined part of the eye does not move by a predetermined distance or more from the predetermined part of the eye due to scanning of the scanning optical system; An ophthalmic device comprising:

[0103] The second application example is an application example in which the imaging optical system 19 (FIG. 5) according to the above-mentioned embodiment is further provided with an anterior eye imaging device. The second application example functions effectively when observing the subject's eye 12 while presenting a fixation target.

[0104] The configuration of the second application example is shown in Fig. 17. As shown in Fig. 17, in the second application example, an anterior eye observation optical system 510 is further disposed in the photographing optical system 19 having the fixation unit 29 (Fig. 5) described above. Note that the anterior eye observation optical system 510 shown in Fig. 17 has the same configuration as the anterior eye observation optical system 500 shown in Fig. 16, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0105] 17, the imaging optical system 19 according to the second application example can image and observe the anterior segment of the subject's eye 12 while presenting a fixation target with the fixation unit 29. That is, by disposing an anterior segment observation optical system 510 in addition to the fixation unit 29 (FIG. 5), even if the optical path of the anterior segment observation optical system 510 passes through the first optical scanner 22, the position for observing the anterior segment of the subject's eye 12 can be fixed, and the anterior segment of the subject's eye 12 can be stably observed.

[0106] In the second application example, the following disclosed technology is proposed. a scanning optical system that scans the eye with light from a light source; a fixation light source that functions as a fixation target that irradiates fixation light to the eye via the scanning optical system; a fixation light scanning unit that scans the fixation light in synchronization with scanning of the scanning optical system so that the fixation light irradiated from the fixation light source to a predetermined part of the eye does not move by more than a predetermined distance from the predetermined part of the eye due to scanning of the scanning optical system; an observation unit that observes the eye via the scanning optical system, the observation unit changing an optical axis for observing the eye in synchronization with scanning of the scanning optical system using the fixation light scanning unit so that a predetermined part of the eye does not move by a predetermined distance or more from the predetermined part of the eye due to scanning of the scanning optical system; An ophthalmic device comprising:

[0107] In the third application example, the function of localizing the optical axis of a fixation light that illuminates the eye 12 to be examined is applied to a perimeter, which is an example of fixed-point illumination.

[0108] The configuration of the third application example is shown in Fig. 18. In the third application example, a perimeter optical system 600 is further disposed in the photographing optical system 19 having the above-mentioned fixation unit 29 (Fig. 5). As shown in Fig. 18, the perimeter optical system 600 includes a perimeter light source 602, a two-dimensional changing unit 604, a mirror 606, and a mirror 608 provided on the optical path of the fixation unit 29.

[0109] The perimeter light source 602 is a light source having the same configuration as the fixation light light source 291. The two-dimensional change unit 604 is configured to change the light from the perimeter light source 602 in two dimensions so that the light spot Ls from the perimeter light source 602 can move within a predetermined measurement range on the fundus (retina) Fu of the subject's eye 12. A mirror 606 and a mirror 608 are arranged in this order on the light emission side of the two-dimensional change unit 604. By configuring the perimeter optical system 600 in this manner, it is possible to two-dimensionally illuminate the fundus of the subject's eye 12 with light for visual field measurement. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, it is possible to illuminate the light spot Lc by irradiation with fixation light and the light spot Ls by the perimeter light source 602 at a position different from the light spot Lc on the fundus Fu of the subject's eye 12.

[0110] In this way, in the third application example, the fixation unit 29 irradiates fixation light to present a fixation target at a fixed position, while the perimeter optical system 600 illuminates the fundus of the test eye 12 with light for visual field measurement while changing it two-dimensionally, making it possible to measure the visual field range of the test eye 12.

[0111] In the third application example, the following disclosed technology is proposed. a scanning optical system that scans the eye with light from a light source; a fixation light source that functions as a fixation target that irradiates fixation light to the eye via the scanning optical system; a fixation light scanning unit that scans the fixation light in synchronization with scanning of the scanning optical system so that the fixation light irradiated from the fixation light source to a predetermined part of the eye does not move by more than a predetermined distance from the predetermined part of the eye due to scanning of the scanning optical system; a measurement unit that measures the visual field of the eye via the scanning optical system, the change unit changing an optical axis that measures the visual field of the eye in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning optical system using the fixation light scanning unit so that a predetermined part of the eye does not move by a predetermined distance or more from the predetermined part of the eye due to the scanning of the scanning optical system; An ophthalmic device comprising:

[0112] In the above description, the ophthalmologic apparatus 110 has a function of capturing an image of an area with an internal irradiation angle of 200 degrees (167 degrees in terms of an external irradiation angle based on the pupil of the eyeball of the subject's eye 12) with the eyeball center O of the subject's eye 12 as the reference position, but is not limited to this angle of view. The internal irradiation angle may be 200 degrees or more (external irradiation angle may be 167 degrees or more and 180 degrees or less).

[0113] Alternatively, the specifications may be such that the internal illumination angle is less than 200 degrees (external illumination angle is less than 167 degrees). For example, the internal illumination angle may be about 180 degrees (external illumination angle is about 140 degrees), about 156 degrees (external illumination angle is about 120 degrees), or about 144 degrees (external illumination angle is about 110 degrees). The values ​​are merely examples.

[0114] In each of the above-described examples, the processing is realized by computer-based software, but the technology of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, instead of computer-based software, various processing may be performed only by hardware such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Some of the various processing may be performed by software, and the remaining processing may be performed by hardware.

[0115] In addition, in each of the examples described above, the term "processor" refers to a processor in a broad sense, and includes general-purpose processors (e.g., CPU: Central Processing Unit, etc.) and dedicated processors (e.g., GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).

[0116] In addition, the operations of the processor in the above embodiments may be performed not only by one processor, but also by multiple processors located at physically separate locations working together. The order of the operations of the processor is not limited to the order described in each of the above examples, and may be changed as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0117] 12 Examined eye 14 Imaging Equipment 16 Control device 28 Objective Optical System 29 Fixation area 30 Wide-angle optical system 100 Ophthalmology System 110 Ophthalmological equipment 130 Network 140 Servers 150 Viewers

Claims

1. A light source for photographing the fundus of the subject's eye; an optical scanner that reflects imaging light from the light source and scans the imaging light on the subject's eye while rotating and moving in a first direction; a first scanner that reflects the photographing light scanned by the optical scanner with the rotational movement in the first direction while rotating in a second direction, and scans the photographing light on the subject's eye with the rotational movement in the second direction; a first lens and a second lens that are provided in an optical path of the photographing light and connect the optical scanner and the first scanner in a conjugate relationship; a fixation target light source for projecting a fixation target during fundus photography of the subject's eye to guide the line of sight of the subject's eye; a second scanner that reflects a fixation light from the fixation target light source and scans the fixation light while rotating in the second direction in synchronization with the rotational movement of the optical scanner; a third lens that is provided in an optical path of the fixation light between the second scanner and the first scanner and that constitutes an afocal optical system together with the second lens; an optical member that reflects or transmits the imaging light reflected by the optical scanner, and reflects or transmits the fixation light reflected by the second scanner; An ophthalmic apparatus comprising:

2. A light source for photographing the fundus of the subject's eye; an optical scanner that reflects imaging light from the light source and scans the imaging light on the subject's eye while rotating and moving in a first direction; a first scanner that reflects the photographing light scanned by the optical scanner while rotating in a second direction and scans the photographing light on the subject's eye; a first lens and a second lens that are provided in an optical path of the photographing light and connect the optical scanner and the first scanner in a conjugate relationship; an anterior segment imaging unit that images an anterior segment of the subject's eye; a second scanner which moves an imaging optical path of the anterior eye imaging unit while rotating in the second direction in synchronization with the rotation of the optical scanner; a third lens that is provided in an optical path between the second scanner and the first scanner and that constitutes an afocal optical system together with the second lens; an optical member that either reflects or transmits the photographing light reflected by the optical scanner, and either reflects or transmits the photographing light path moved by the second scanner; An ophthalmic apparatus comprising:

3. The second scanner is driven so that a total amount of a deflection amount of a light beam by the first scanner and a deflection amount of a light beam by the second scanner at an optically conjugate position is constant. An ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The second scanner is driving the first scanner with a waveform that is the same as or similar to a first drive signal that drives the first scanner; An ophthalmic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. a fixation position designation unit that designates a lighting position of the fixation target from a first position to a second position different from the first position. The second scanner is When the second position is specified, The actuator is driven by a drive signal corresponding to the second position, which is different from the drive signal corresponding to the first position. The ophthalmic device according to claim 1 .

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