Ophthalmic apparatus
US7631971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B3/152
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide an ophthalmic apparatus by which an examiner can provide assistance such as lifting an examinee's eyelid while easily observing an observation image of an examinee's eye displayed on a monitor. The ophthalmic apparatus has a measurement part including a measurement optical system for examining or measuring the examinee's eye, a fixed support part which supports the measurement part to be movable, an observation optical system provided in the measurement part and having an image-pickup element, for observing an anterior segment of the eye, a monitor which displays an image of the anterior segment picked up by the element, and a holding unit which holds the monitor to be movable with respect to the measurement part or the fixed support part to change a placement position of the monitor between a first position where its screen is approximately vertical and a second position where the screen is approximately horizontal.
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