Ophthalmic apparatus
US7524063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B3/152
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ophthalmic apparatus capable of performing smooth examination. The apparatus includes a chin rest on which a chin of an examinee is placed, a chin rest moving unit which puts the chin rest into up/down movement, an examination unit which has an examination optical system for examining an eye of the examinee, a first moving unit which puts the examination unit into up/down movement with respect to the eye, an alignment condition detection unit which detects an alignment condition of the examination unit with respect to the eye, and a control unit which drives and controls the chin rest moving unit based on at least any one of a possible range of the up/down movement and a limit position of the up/down movement of the examination unit as well as a detection result obtained by the alignment condition detection unit.
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