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Ophthalmic measuring device

Assignee: Topcon Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-26
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Granted: 1992-11-17
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Expires: 2010-09-26
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Abstract

Abstract An ophthalmic measuring device is used for measuring blood flow at a fundus to be subjected to ophthalmic examination. The device includes and illumination system for illuminating the fundus to be examined, a projection system for irradiating a predetermined area of the fundus with a measuring laser beam, a detection device for detecting a reflected measuring laser beam reflected from the irradiated area, a storage device for storing signals obtained by the detection device, and an arithmetic processing section for arithmetically processing blood flow in a blood vessel of the fundus based on the stored signals. The device has the capability of indicating an area to be detected on the fundus. The device allows a photograph of the fundus to be taken, superimposed on an image of the indicated area, substantially simultaneously with the storage of the signals in the storage device.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hitoshi Fujii
  • 👤 Takashi Yokokura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 15:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/14; A61B3/12; A61B3/1225; A61B3/1233

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
An ophthalmic measuring device, comprising: an illumination system means for illuminating a measuring area of a fundus to be examined; an irradiating system means for irradiating with a measuring laser beam a predetermined area of the fundus to be examined; a measuring area indicating system means for projecting a pattern image to indicate the measuring area; fundus image detection means for detecting a reflected measuring laser beam reflected from the irradiated area of the fundus said fundus image detection means providing fundus image detection signals; storage means for storing said signals obtained from the fundus image detection means; an arithmetic processing section means for arithmetically processing information related to blood flow in a blood vessel of the fundus, on the basis of the signals stored in the storage means; and a control system means for controlling the device so that the fundus image detection means provides images of the fundus together with the pattern image formed thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
An ophthalmic measuring device, comprising: an illumination system means for illuminating a measuring area of a fundus to be examined; an irradiating system means for irradiating with a measuring laser beam a predetermined area of the fundus to be examined; a measuring area indicating system means for projecting a pattern image to indicate the measuring area; fundus image detection means for detecting a reflected measuring laser beam reflected from the irradiated area of the fundus said fundus image detection means providing fundus image detection signals; storage means for storing said signals obtained from the fundus image detection means; an arithmetic processing section means for arithmetically processing information related to blood flow in a blood vessel of the fundus, on the basis of the signals stored in the storage means; and a control system means for controlling the device so that the fundus image detection means provides images of the fundus together with the pattern image formed thereon.

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