An estimation system, method and program for estimating the age of an eye to be examined. The estimation system includes an acquisition module configured to acquire a measurement value of an attribute of an eye to be examined, the attribute being at least one of a plurality of characteristics of an anterior segment and a plurality of dimension values of the eye to be examined; and a determination module configured to determine an estimated age of the eye to be examined on the basis of the measurement value and correspondence information indicating a correspondence between a value of the attribute and an age of an eyeball.
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IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE IMAGING DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
This image processing device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of tomographic images obtained by imaging cross-sections of an eye-under-test at different positions; a display unit that displays the tomographic images acquired by the acquisition unit; a specifying unit; and a calculation unit. The specifying unit is operated by a user, and specifies, with respect to a tomographic image displayed on the display unit, the location of a boundary line of each layer in the tomographic image. The calculation unit is configured such that, if an unspecified tomographic image, in which the location of a boundary line is not specified, is located between two specified tomographic images in which cross-sections are adjacent, the two specified tomographic images being among specified tomographic images in which locations of boundary lines are specified by the specifying unit, interpolation processing can be executed for interpolation on the basis of boundary lines in the two specified tomographic images to determine the boundary line in the unspecified tomographic image.
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[Problem] To provide a technology capable of achieving a device for photographing both eyes at a low cost. [Solution] This ophthalmologic device is structured so as to include: an illumination optical system for illuminating anterior eye parts of both eyes to be examined; an imaging optical system including a coupling mirror, a pair of mirrors for guiding reflected light from each of the illuminated anterior eye parts of both eyes to a pair of the coupling mirrors, and a single imaging element for imaging each of the anterior eye parts of both eyes on the basis of reflected light from the coupling mirror; and a control part for causing the imaging element to carry out imaging.
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This optical tomographic imaging device is a polarization sensitive optical tomographic imaging device. The optical tomographic imaging device includes: an imaging unit for capturing a tomographic image of an eye being examined; a designation means for designating a range in the depth direction of the tomographic image; and a calculation unit. The tomographic image includes a first tomographic image captured by irradiating the eye being examined with a first polarized light wave, and a second tomographic image captured by irradiating the eye being examined with a second polarized light wave having a vibration direction different from that of the first polarized light wave. The calculation unit is configured to be capable of executing, on the basis of the first tomographic image and the second tomographic image, image generation processing for generating at least one of an image indicating birefringence and an image indicating the fiber running mode with respect to the range in the depth direction of the tomographic image designated by the designation means.
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This image processing device comprises: a determination unit that determines an evaluation index for evaluating the image quality of each of a plurality of pieces of imaging data obtained by imaging a predetermined range set in an eye to be examined; a generation unit that selects the imaging data having the highest determined evaluation index, and generates an examination report indicating a desired examination result from the selected imaging data; and an output unit that outputs the examination report.
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This optical tomographic imaging device comprises: a light source; a measurement light generating unit that generates reflected light by shining light from the light source onto a target object; a reference light generating unit that generates reference light from the light source; a calibration light generating unit that generates calibration light from the light source; an interference light generating unit that combines the reflected light generated by the measurement light generating unit and the reference light to generate measurement interference light, and combines the calibration light and the reference light to generate calibration interference light; an interference light detecting unit that outputs a measurement interference signal from the measurement interference light and outputs a calibration interference signal from the calibration interference light; and a calculating unit that generates a tomographic image of the target object from the measurement interference signal. The calculating unit is configured to be capable of executing: offset determination processing for determining whether the position of the calibration interference signal is offset from a preset position; and correction processing for correcting the position of the calibration interference signal if it is determined in the offset determination processing that the position of the calibration interference signal is offset.
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TRAINING DATA GENERATION SYSTEM, MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM, OCT SYSTEM, TRAINING DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND TRAINING DATA GENERATION PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a technology for efficiently generating training data. [Solution] A training data generation system according to the present invention comprises: a measurement information acquisition unit that acquires measurement information that indicates measurement results for a measurement target by polarization-sensitive OCT, a polarization OCT image acquisition unit that, on the basis of the measurement information, acquires a polarization OCT image that is an image that corresponds to the polarization characteristics of the measurement target, a conventional OCT image acquisition unit that, on the basis of the measurement information, acquires a plurality of conventional OCT images that are intensity images from when the measurement target has been measured by OCT that does not consider polarization sensitivity, and a training data generation unit that generates a plurality of training data pairs that pair the polarization OCT image and each of the plurality of conventional OCT images.
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DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a technology which can suppress a rate increase in the amount of total data and prevent analysis based on the past imaging data from becoming impossible. [Solution] This data management system is constituted of: an imaging data recording unit which acquires imaging data obtained by imaging a subject eye and stores the imaging data in a storage medium; an analysis data acquisition unit which acquires analysis data that represents an analysis result based on the imaging data, and stores the analysis data in the recording medium; a display control unit which displays, on a display unit, the analysis result represented by the analysis data; and a data management unit which deletes, from the storage medium, analysis data of which an elapse time from a reference time of the analysis data is greater than a threshold value.
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An optical coherence tomographic device may include: an image capturing unit configured to capture n tomographic images from a capturing range which is set within a subject eye by executing a capturing process that scans the capturing range with light, the n being an integer of 2 or more; a generator configured to generate an evaluation index for evaluating an image quality of a tomographic image; and a display unit configured to display the evaluation index generated by the generator. The generator may be configured to generate the evaluation index for each of the n tomographic images. The display unit may be configured to simultaneously display the evaluation indexes of the n tomographic images on one screen.
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SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, OCT DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A signal processing device includes a controller which acquires an output signal output from a single light receiver that receives a plurality of interference beams in which a light beam that is output from a single light source and traces a sample arm toward a measurement target and a light beam that is output from the light source and traces a reference arm that is different from the sample arm interfere with each other, the plurality of interference beams each having a different wavelength dispersion characteristic difference between the sample arm and the reference arm traced by the light beams interfering with each other; and extracts an extraction signal that is a signal for each of the interference beams on the basis of the output signal acquired and a correction signal obtained by applying wavelength dispersion correction processing to the output signal.
An ophthalmic device that may include: a light source; a measurement optical system that generates measurement light; a first reference optical system that generates first reference light; a second reference optical system that generates second reference light; and an interference optical system that generates measurement interference light from the measurement light and the first reference light, and reference interference light from the first and second reference light. The measurement optical system may include a switching unit that switches between a first state in which the subject eye is irradiated with the light from the light source and a second state in which the light from the light source is guided to the second reference optical system branching from the measurement optical system. The controller may control the switching unit to detect the measurement interference light in the first state, and the reference interference light in the second state.
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[Problem] The present invention addresses the problem of estimating the age of an eye to be tested. [Solution] The estimation system is provided with: an acquisition unit for acquiring a measured value of an attribute of an eye to be tested, in which the attribute is at least one of a plurality of properties of an anterior eye and a plurality of dimensional values of the eye; and a determination unit for determining the estimated age of the eye on the basis of the measured value and correspondence information showing the correspondence between the value of the attribute and the age of an eyeball.
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An ophthalmic device may include: a measurement optical system which includes a light-emitting optical system including a light source and a light-receiving optical system including a light receiving element; an arithmetic device configured to calculate an eye refractive power of the subject eye; a beam deflecting member arranged in an optical path of the measurement optical system and configured to deflect beam emitted from the light source, and a driving device configured to drive the beam deflecting member so that the beam emitted from the light source is scanned in a ring shape onto the subject eye. The beam deflecting member may be disposed so that traveling directions of the beam emitted from the light source intersect with each other between the subject eye and the beam deflecting member when the beam deflecting member is driven by the driving device.
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A tomographic image processing device includes a tomographic image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of tomographic images including an anterior chamber angle, the tomographic images being obtained by radial scan with a substantially conical vertex as a center; an analysis unit that obtains an analysis value related to the anterior chamber angle from each of the plurality of tomographic images; and a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display information regarding each analysis value obtained from each of the plurality of tomographic images in association with a rotation angle in the radial scan at which the anterior chamber angle corresponding to the analysis value is obtained.
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IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND OPHTHALMIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME
An image processing device may include a first image input unit to which a first photographed image obtained by photographing a specific part of the subject eye is inputted, a second image input unit to which a second photographed image obtained by photographing the specific part is inputted, and display unit configured to display a synthesized image obtained by synthesizing the first and second photographed image. The synthesized image may be partitioned into at least a first region and a second region by a first boundary line. The display unit may be configured to display, in the first region, at least a portion which is a part of the first photographed image and corresponds to the first region. The display unit may be configured to display, in the second region, at least a portion, which is a part of the second photographed image and corresponds to the second region.
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An SD-OCT device includes a light source that outputs light including wavelength components; a branching unit that branches, from the light output from the light source, at least reference light following a reference optical path and measurement light applied to a measurement target; a transmission unit that transmits interference light between the reference light and the measurement light returning from the measurement target; a light receiving unit having linearly arranged light receiving elements; and an optical system that disperses the interference light output from the transmission unit and condenses the interference light on the light receiving unit for each wavelength component. A diameter of the wavelength component having a predetermined wavelength, which is condensed on the light receiving unit by the optical system, is equal to or less than an average wavelength of a wavy signal detected via the light receiving unit upon reception of the interference light.
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An ophthalmic device includes a first light source configured to output first light, a second light source configured to output second light, a first interferometer configured to acquire a first tomographic image of a first range based on first interference light, a second interferometer configured to acquire a second tomographic image of a second range based on second interference light, and a controller. The controller may be configured to perform a specific scan on a subject eye that scans the first light and the second light simultaneously in a same plane, wherein the first tomographic image and the second tomographic image are obtained by performing the specific scan, calculate an amount of distortion of the first tomographic image, correct the first tomographic image based on the amount of distortion, and correct the second tomographic image based on the amount of distortion.
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This optical tomogram imaging device includes: an imaging unit that images n (which is an integer of 2 or more) tomograms from an imaging range that is set for a subject eye by performing an imaging process that scans the imaging range with light; a generation unit that generates an evaluation index for evaluating the image quality of a tomogram; and a display unit that displays the evaluation index generated by the generation unit. The generation unit generates an evaluation index for each of the n tomograms. The display unit displays each of the evaluation indices of the n tomograms on one screen at the same time.
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An optical coherence tomographic device may include: an image capturing unit configured to capture a tomographic image of a subject eye; an input device configured to input one or a plurality of examination report types, each of the examination report types indicating an intended examination report form; a memory configured to store a plurality of control programs, each of the plurality of control programs, for corresponding one of the examination report types, is used for causing the image capturing unit to perform capturing for generating an examination report of the corresponding type; and a controller configured to control the image capturing unit, when the plurality of examination report types is inputted, according to a series of control programs generated based on corresponding ones of control programs stored in the memory.
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Optical coherence tomographic device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for optical coherence tomographic device
An optical coherence tomographic device of polarization-sensitive type may include: an image capturing unit configured to capture a tomographic image of a subject eye, and a display unit configured to display the tomographic image captured by the image capturing unit. The tomographic image may include at least two images selected from a group consisting of: an image showing a tissue in the subject eye by scattering intensity, an image showing a melanin distribution in the subject eye, an image showing a fiber density in the subject eye, an image showing a fiber direction in the subject eye, and an image showing a blood flow in the subject eye. The display unit may be configured to display the at least two images at a same position and on a same cross section such that the at least two images are superimposed on each other.
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An ophthalmic device is provided with: a first scanning optical system configured to scan first light outputted from a first light source in a first range of a subject eye; and a second scanning optical system configured to scan a second light outputted from a second light source in a second range of the subject eye that is different from the first range. A central wavelength of the first light and a central wavelength of the second light are different. The first scanning optical system includes a first objective lens unit configured to irradiate the first light to the first range of the subject eye. The second scanning optical system includes a second objective lens unit configured to irradiate the second light to the second range of the subject eye.
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[Problem] To provide an ophthalmological device that can perform a plurality of type of measurements, all in one device. [Solution] Configured is an ophthalmological device in which: a light adjustment member can be disposed in each of a first light-projecting optical system, a second light-projecting optical system, and a light-receiving optical system that captures images with an imaging element; and in at least one of the first light-projecting optical system, the second light-projecting optical system, and the light-receiving optical system, an optical adjustment member to be disposed on an effective optical axis can be selected from a plurality of optical adjustment members.
An optical coherence tomographic device configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subjected eye is disclosed herein. The optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source of wavelength sweeping type; and a measurement optical system configured to irradiate the subjected eye with light outputted from the light source, where D/S×λ>1.61 may be satisfied, with a diameter of the light outputted from the light source at an incident position to the subjected eye is D, a wavelength swept frequency of the light source is S, and a center wavelength of the light outputted from the light source is λ.
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A ophthalmic apparatus may include: a first light source configured to output first light to be irradiated to an anterior segment of a subject eye; and a second light source configured to output second light to be irradiated to a retina of the subject eye. The apparatus may be configured capable of executing a first examination using the first light reflected from the anterior segment and a second examination using the second light reflected from the retina. A wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source may be smaller than a wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source.
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An ophthalmic apparatus that includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a target part of a subject eye; a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the ophthalmic apparatus to execute: acquiring a first image of the target part captured at a first timing by the image capturing unit and a second image of the target part captured at a second timing different from the first timing; and combining the first image with the second image to generate one combined image of the target part.
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An ophthalmic device includes a two-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a two-dimensional image by photographing the front of an eye to be examined with a color camera; a three-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a three-dimensional image of the eye to be examined by optical coherence tomography; and a correspondence definition data generation unit that generates correspondence definition data in which the position of a predetermined site of the eye to be examined in the three-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the three-dimensional image is associated with the position of the predetermined site in the two-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the two-dimensional image.
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An ophthalmic apparatus that includes a light source of wavelength sweeping type; a measurement optical system; a reference optical system; a light receiving element that receives interference light; a sample clock signal generator that generates a sample clock signal from the light from the light source, the sample clock signal cyclically changing at equal frequency intervals; a signal processor that samples an interference signal based on the sample clock signal, the interference signal being outputted from the light receiving element when the light receiving element receives the interference light. The ophthalmic apparatus generates period data based on the sample clock signal, the period data indicating a relationship between a period of the sample clock signal and time; and determines a processing duration of the interference signal sampled at the signal processor based on the period data.
An ophthalmic apparatus may include: a wavelength sweeping light source; a reference optical system; a calibration optical system; a light receiving element configured to receive calibration interference light which is a combination of calibration light and reference light; and a signal processor configured to sample a calibration interference signal outputted from the light receiving element when it receives the calibration interference light. The signal processor may sample the calibration interference light in at least first and second frequency bands, which are different and used for measuring a specific region of a subject eye. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates a difference between first and second waveforms, the first waveform being a waveform of the calibration interference signal that is sampled in the first frequency band and Fourier transformed, the second waveform being a waveform of the calibration interference signal that is sampled in the second frequency band and Fourier transformed.
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A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic Identification des individus
G01B 9/02004 - Interféromètres caractérisés par la commande ou la génération des propriétés intrinsèques du rayonnement utilisant plusieurs fréquences utilisant le balayage des fréquences
G01B 9/02001 - Interféromètres caractérisés par la commande ou la génération des propriétés intrinsèques du rayonnement
G01B 9/02055 - Réduction ou prévention d’erreursTestÉtalonnage
G01B 9/02091 - Interféromètres tomographiques, p. ex. à cohérence optique
An ophthalmic apparatus may include a first light source configured to output a first light, a second light source configured to output a second light, a first interferometer configured to execute an examination of a first range using first interference light, and a second interferometer configured to execute an examination of a second range using second interference light, the second range being different from the first range. A central wavelength of the first light may be different from a central wavelength of the second light. A first optical path and a second optical path may at least partially overlap with each other, the first optical path being an optical path of the first light, and the second optical path being an optical path of the second light. The examination of the first range and the examination of the second range may be able to be executed simultaneously.
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An ophthalmological device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a support structure, an illumination light source, an observation optical system, and a controller. The support structure is configured to support a subject's face. The illumination light source is configured to illuminate a subject's eye. The observation optical system includes an imaging element configured to receive light reflecting off the subject's eye. The controller is configured to acquire, from the imaging element, a first image captured when the illumination light source is on and a second image captured when the illumination light source is off and determine whether the subject's face is placed on the support structure based on a difference between the first image and the second image.
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A61B 3/14 - Dispositions spécialement adaptées à la photographie de l'œil
An ophthalmic apparatus includes: a light source; a measurement optical system that irradiates an eye with light from the source and guides reflected light from the eye; a reference optical system that guides the light from the source to use the light from the source as reference light; an abnormality detection optical system that has an optical path length of a predetermined length and to guide the light from the source to use the light from the source as abnormality detection light; a light receiving element that receives measurement interference light being combination of the reflected light from the eye and the reference light and abnormality detection interference light being combination of the abnormality detection light and the reference light, and the ophthalmic apparatus determines whether the measurement interference light is abnormal based on waveform of an abnormality detection interference signal outputted from the light receiving element.
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B29D 11/00 - Fabrication d'éléments optiques, p. ex. lentilles ou prismes
A measuring device according to one aspect of the present disclosure projects a measuring light toward a fundus of a subject's eye; receives a reflected light reflected from the fundus; and then measures an eye refractive power of the subject's eye based on a light-receiving signal. Additionally, reliability of a measured value is determined. Specifically, a process, in which the eye refractive power is measured based on the light-receiving signal, is consecutively executed an undetermined number of times until an end condition is satisfied. The measured value of the eye refractive power obtained in every execution of the process is displayed on a display together with information indicating the reliability of the measured value.
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A61B 3/00 - Appareils pour l'examen optique des yeuxAppareils pour l'examen clinique des yeux
An ophthalmic device that includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a tomographic image of a crystalline lens of a subject eye; a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to execute: detecting a boundary between tissues in a tomographic image of the crystalline lens of the subject eye captured by the image capturing unit; determining whether the tissues defined by the boundary include an abnormality; and analyzing an analysis item associated with the abnormality.
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Tomographic image processing device, ophthalmic device comprising the same and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for tomographic image processing device
A tomographic image processing device that includes an input unit configured to input a tomographic image of a subject eye; a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to execute: acquiring a tomographic image of a normal eye; acquiring a tomographic image of an eye having an abnormal portion; extracting a feature amount of the abnormal portion by using machine learning from the tomographic image of the normal eye and the tomographic image of the eye having the abnormal portion; acquiring a tomographic image of the subject eye inputted to the input unit; and determining whether the tomographic image of the subject eye includes an abnormal portion based on the feature amount.
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An optical coherence tomographic device may include: a light source; a measurement light generator that generates measurement light and generates reflected light from a target region in a scattering sample by irradiating the target region with the measurement light; a reference light generator that generates reference light; an interference light generator that generates interference light by combining the reflected light and the reference light; an interference light detector that detects the interference light and generates interference signals by converting the interference light; and a processor. The processor may cause the OCT device to execute: acquiring tomographic images for a same cross section in the target region in time series from the interference signals; calculating an entropy of the generated interference signals based on the tomographic images; and specifying a dynamic part in the tomographic images based on the calculated entropy.
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Optical coherence tomographic device comprising dual correction beams of different path lengths
An optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source, a measurement light generator, a reference light generator, an interference light generator, an interference light detector, and a processor. The interference light detector may include a first and second detector that convert interference light to interference signals, a first signal processing unit that samples the interference signal from the first detector, and a second signal processing unit that samples the interference signal from the second detector. Each of the first and second signal processing units may sample the interference signal at a timing from outside. Light generated by the measurement light generator may at least include first and second correction light. The processor may correct a time lag between sampling timings of the first and second signal processing units by using a first and second correction signal converted from the first and second correction light.
An optical coherence tomographic device configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subjected eye is disclosed herein. The optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source of wavelength sweeping type; and a measurement optical system configured to irradiate the subjected eye with light outputted from the light source, where D/S×λ>1.61 may be satisfied, with a diameter of the light outputted from the light source at an incident position to the subjected eye is D, a wavelength swept frequency of the light source is S, and a center wavelength of the light outputted from the light source is λ.
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A61B 3/00 - Appareils pour l'examen optique des yeuxAppareils pour l'examen clinique des yeux
A ophthalmic apparatus may include: a first light source configured to output first light to be irradiated to an anterior segment of a subject eye; and a second light source configured to output second light to be irradiated to a retina of the subject eye. The apparatus may be configured capable of executing a first examination using the first light reflected from the anterior segment and a second examination using the second light reflected from the retina. A wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source may be smaller than a wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source.
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An ophthalmic apparatus that may include a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the ophthalmic apparatus to perform: acquiring a two-dimensional tomographic image of the subjected eye; calculating a preoperative shape of the subjected eye based on a preoperative two-dimensional tomographic image of a preoperative subjected eye acquired by the acquiring of the two-dimensional tomographic image; calculating a postoperative shape of the subjected eye based on a postoperative two-dimensional tomographic image of a postoperative subjected eye acquired by the acquiring of the two-dimensional tomographic image; and calculating a displacement amount between a first reference axis obtained from the preoperative two-dimensional tomographic image of the preoperative subjected eye and a second reference axis obtained from the postoperative two-dimensional tomographic image of the postoperative subjected eye, based on the calculated preoperative shape and the calculated postoperative shape.
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A61B 3/00 - Appareils pour l'examen optique des yeuxAppareils pour l'examen clinique des yeux
A61B 3/107 - Appareils pour l'examen optique des yeuxAppareils pour l'examen clinique des yeux du type à mesure objective, c.-à-d. instruments pour l'examen des yeux indépendamment des perceptions ou des réactions du patient pour déterminer la forme ou mesurer la courbure de la cornée
The scanning-type laser microscope according to the present invention is provided with a light source for emitting laser light, a scanning unit for two-dimensionally scanning the laser light emitted from the light source, a guide mirror for guiding the laser light scanned by the scanning unit to the fundus of a subject eye, a guide mirror retaining part for retaining the guide mirror in a fixed positional relationship with the subject eye, a light receiving unit for receiving reflected light of the laser light reflected in the fundus, and an image generating unit for generating a fundus image on the basis of the reflected light received by the light receiving unit. The guide mirror is disposed in front of the subject eye, on a path connecting the scanning unit and the fundus of the subject eye. The scanning unit is disposed in the guide mirror retaining part.
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An optical coherence tomographic device configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject by using an optical interferometry is provided. The optical coherence tomographic device include: a detector configured to detect interference light acquired by the optical interferometry, and to output an interference signal of the interference light; and a processor configured to calculate von Neumann entropy of noise components by using the noise components and signal intensities of the interference signals corresponding to at least one interference light detected by the detector.
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An ophthalmological device emits light from a measurement optical system to an eye to be examined and calculates a dimension along the eye axis of a target portion of the eye from interfering light composed of reflected light from the eye and reference light. The measurement optical system includes incidence position changing member that changes the incidence position of light emitted to the eye, and driving unit that drives the incidence position changing member so as to scan at the incidence position of emitted light in a predetermined region of the eye. The predetermined region is a region where a straight line passes through when the straight line radially extended from the cornea apex of the eye is circumferentially moved over a predetermined angle range in the case of the eye is viewed from the front.
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An anterior eye three-dimensional (3D) image processing apparatus performs: identifying first temporary SS positions in each of at least two representative images selected from a plurality of 2D tomographic images constituting an anterior eye 3D image, each first temporary SS position indicating a space coordinate position of a scleral spur of the subjected eye; calculating a reference circle passing through at least three of the first temporary SS positions; identifying second temporary SS positions in each of at least one non-representative image on the calculated reference circle; extracting regions in a predetermined range in each 2D tomographic image, each region being centered at a corresponding one of the identified first or second temporary SS positions; identifying edge lines each of which indicating a tissue boundary that exists in each extracted region; and correcting the identified first or the second temporary SS positions based on the identified edge lines.
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An anterior eye tomographic image capturing apparatus determining a power of an IOL (intraocular lens) is configured to acquire a tomographic image of an anterior eye along a straight line passing through a corneal apex of the anterior eye; identify a corneal apex position of the anterior eye, an equator position of a crystalline lens of the anterior eye, and a SS (scleral spur) position of the anterior eye based on the tomographic image; calculate an ELP (estimated lens position) based on a first distance from the corneal apex position to the SS position in a direction of a visual axis and a second distance from the SS position to the equator position in the direction of the visual axis; and determine the power of the IOL by using the ELP.
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An ophthalmic device is configured to examine at least two eye characteristics including intraocular pressure, and the ophthalmic device includes: an examination optical system configured to obtain information of a subject's eye when the at least two eye characteristics of the subject's eye are examined; and an examination window configured to switch examinations of the at least two eye characteristics. The examination optical system is arranged outside of the examination window. The examination window is capable of rotating independently of the examination optical system. The examinations of the at least two eye characteristics are switched by rotation of the examination window.
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Speed measuring device, speed measuring method, and recording medium
A speed measuring device with an optical coherence tomography is provided. The speed measuring device includes an optical coherence tomography that obtains an tomographic image of a sample, a motion contrast calculator, a waveform creator that creates a motion contrast wave indicating chronological change of motion contrast, a time lag calculator, a distance calculator that calculates the blood vessel distance in a sample, and a speed calculator that calculates speed of a pulse wave transmitted inside the blood vessel.
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An anterior ocular segment optical coherence tomographic imaging device and an anterior ocular segment optical coherence tomographic imaging method that can accurately analyze the shape of a crystalline lens by identifying the boundary of each layer of the crystalline lens in a tomographic image of an anterior ocular segment of a subject's eye, which is taken by optical coherence tomography. A layer boundary detector calculates brightness gradients from brightness values in a tomographic image of an anterior ocular segment of a subject's eye, which is taken by optical coherence tomography, in a depth direction of the tomographic image from a cornea to a retina, detect edges b1, b2, b3, and b4 that are larger than a predetermined threshold, and identify a boundary of each layer of the crystalline lens L from positions of the edge b1, b2, b3, and b4.
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The optical coherence tomography includes a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: vectorize the Jones matrix and then convert the vectorized Jones matrix into an expanded matrix; calculate at least an eigenvalue and at least an eigenvector of the expanded matrix by performing an eigenvalue decomposition to the expanded matrix; and estimate the polarization characteristic of the subject by using at least an eigenvalue and at least an eigenvector of the Jones matrix acquired based on the at least eigenvalue and the at least eigenvector of the expanded matrix.
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An ophthalmological device calculates a cornea surface shape of an eye to be examined. The ophthalmological device includes a ring image photographic optical system configured to radiate a plurality of concentric ring light to the cornea surface of the eye and take reflected images of the plurality of ring light reflected from the cornea surface of the eye, an interference optical system configured to radiate measurement light to the eye and detect interfering light composed of reflected light of the measurement light reflected from the eye and predetermined reference light. The shape of the cornea anterior surface of the eye is calculated form the reflected images of the plurality of ring light, the thicknesses of the cornea of the eye at the plurality of incident positions is calculated from the interfering light, and the posterior surface shape of the cornea of the eye is calculated based on these two results.
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Ophthalmic device and method for controlling the same
An ophthalmic device capable of obtaining B-scan graphical images at high speed while eliminating positional displacement due to movement of a subject eye. The device includes: anterior eye image obtaining means configured to obtain an image of an anterior eye of a subject eye; eye fundus image obtaining means configured to obtain an image of an eye fundus of the subject eye; and control means configured to detect a moving distance of the subject eye in the anterior eye image using means configured to calculate correlation between a moving distance of the subject eye in the anterior eye image and a moving distance in the eye fundus image, and to control a position for imaging of the eye fundus image based on the detected moving distance of the subject eye and the calculated correlation.
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An optical tomographic imaging apparatus capable of acquiring a two-dimensional or/and three-dimensional tomographic image having higher SNR and quality by cancelling phase change caused by birefringence of a sample in average processing using a predetermined kernel region, and calculating a global phase difference of each pixel in the kernel. The optical tomographic imaging apparatus includes a processing unit configured to: set a predetermined kernel to a B scan image or/and C scan image (volume data) acquired corresponding to a Jones matrix; model the Jones matrix of each pixel in the set predetermined kernel by using one or more unitary matrices to calculate a relative global phase of each pixel; and cancel the calculated relative global phase in each pixel in the predetermined kernel to average each element of the Jones matrix in the predetermined kernel.
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Optical tomographic device capable of acquiring a plurality of tomographic images
Provided is an optical tomographic device for simultaneously acquiring a plurality of tomographic images at a same position in a subject without narrowing a depthwise measurement range. A measurement light generator generates at least two measurement lights with different optical path lengths, superimposes the at least two measurement lights, radiates the resultant light to a subject, and splits reflected light reflected from the subject into at least two reflected lights. A reference light generator generates at least two reference lights with different optical path lengths. An interfering light generator combines the at least two reflected lights and the at least two reference lights having corresponding different optical path lengths, to generate at least two interfering lights. An interfering light detector detects the at least two interfering lights independently by at least two interfering light detectors.
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54.
Ophthalmologic apparatus for measuring position of measuring portion inside eye
An ophthalmologic apparatus comprises a light source 12, an optical measurement system 13 that radiates first light from the light source to inside an eye to be examined and guides first reflected light from the eye, an optical reference system (24, 22) that radiates second light from the light source to a reference surface and guides second reflected light from the reference surface, a photo detector 26 that detects interfering light between the first reflected light from the optical measurement system and the second reflected light from the optical reference system, and a processor that determines a position of a measuring portion of the inside of the eye based on the detected interfering light. The optical measurement system comprises an incident angle changing member 46 that changes an incident angle of the first light radiated to the eye within a predetermined angular range relative to an axis of vision of the eye.
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A wavelength-swept light source apparatus comprises a light source that emits a wavelength-swept light that varies in a predetermined cycle, a mode hop detector that detects a mode hop of the wavelength-swept light emitted from the light source; and a control unit that controls at least one of a parameter that defines a specified period having a predetermined fixed or variable time length provided in the predetermined cycle and a control parameter of the light source, thereby to set an occurrence timing of the mode hop detected by the mode hop detector outside of the specified period.
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An ophthalmologic apparatus measures a dimension of an eye to be examined. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a light source, an incidence member, an acquisition unit, and a display unit. The incidence member causes light from the light source to be incident on a plurality of different positions in the eye to be examined. The acquisition unit acquires a two-dimensional tomographic image of an interior of the eye to be examined on the basis of a plurality of interference signals acquired as a result of the incidence member causing the incidence of light on the plurality of different positions. The display unit displays the acquired two-dimensional tomographic image.
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Medical apparatus and instruments for use in ophthalmic treatment and examination, namely, optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system for medical use comprised of computer hardware and software, light source and camera
60.
Sample clock generator for optical tomographic imaging apparatus, and optical tomographic imaging apparatus
A sample clock generator includes a first optical path and a second optical path through which input lights are guided, an optical phase shifter to shift a phase of the input light guided through the first optical path, an interference-light generating unit to combine a phase-shifted input light and the input light guided through the second optical path to thereby generate an interference light for sample clock, a splitting unit to split the interference light for sample clock into two split lights having different phases, one light receiving unit to at least receive one split light from among the two split lights having different phases, the other light receiving unit to at least receive the other split light, a signal generating unit to generate a sample clock signal based on signals outputted from the one light receiving unit and the other light receiving unit.
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A processing apparatus is provided that receives and processes an anterior segment three-dimensional image of a subject's eye. The apparatus includes a first SS position specifying unit that accepts identification of at least three SS positions of the subject's eye, using at least two representative images from among two-dimensional tomographic images constituting the three-dimensional image, a true circle calculating unit that calculates a reference true circle passing through the at least three SS positions, and a second SS position specifying unit that identifies the SS positions in non-representative images other than the representative images, based on the reference true circle.
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Ophthalmological device for measuring ocular dimensions
An ophthalmological device emits light from a measurement optical system to an eye to be examined and calculates a dimension along the eye axis of a target portion of the eye from interfering light composed of reflected light from the eye and reference light. The measurement optical system includes incidence position changing member that changes the incidence position of light emitted to the eye, and driving unit that drives the incidence position changing member so as to scan at the incidence position of emitted light in a predetermined region of the eye. The predetermined region is a region where a straight line passes through when the straight line radially extended from the cornea apex of the eye is circumferentially moved over a predetermined angle range in the case of the eye is viewed from the front.
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A61B 3/00 - Appareils pour l'examen optique des yeuxAppareils pour l'examen clinique des yeux
63.
Optical coherence tomography device having a plurality of calibration reflecting surfaces
Provided is an optical tomographic device including a measurement optical system that irradiates light from a light source to inside a subject and guides reflected light therefrom; a reference optical system that guides the light from the light source as reference light; a calibration optical system that irradiates a calibration reflecting surface with light from the light source, and guides the reflected light reflected by the calibration reflecting surface; a light-receiving element that receives the interfering light for measurement formed by synthesizing the reflected light guided by the measurement optical system and the reference light, and the interfering light for calibration formed by synthesizing the reflected light guided by the calibration optical system and the reference light; and an arithmetic logic unit that corrects the received interfering light for measurement by using an analysis result obtained by analyzing the received the interfering light for calibration.
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Cornea imaging apparatus and cornea imaging method
A cornea imaging apparatus including: a collimation axis holding mechanism; an imaging mechanism; a Z-direction actuating means; an X-direction actuating means and a Y-direction actuating means; an inclination angle changing means that changes an inclination angle of an imaging center axis of the imaging mechanism against a collimation axis of an eye under examination; an endothelial configuration computing means that determines a corneal endothelial configuration; and a normal vector computing means that determines a normal vector direction at a given imaging position of the corneal endothelial configuration, wherein at the imaging position, the inclination angle and positions in the Z and X directions are set adjusted so as to align the imaging center axis of the imaging mechanism with the normal vector direction determined by the normal vector computing means.
An ophthalmic apparatus is provided with a light source, an optical measurement system, an optical reference system, an optical calibration system, a light receiving element, and a processor. The light receiving element receives an interference light for measurement produced by both the reflected light guided by the optical measurement system and the reference light guided by the optical reference system, and also receives an interference light for calibration produced by the calibration light guided by the optical calibration system and the reference light guided by the optical reference system. The processor determines a position of a measuring portion inside an eye to be examined by Fourier-analyzing the interference light for measurement and the interference light for calibration.
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An ophthalmologic apparatus comprises a light source 12, an optical measurement system 13 that radiates first light from the light source to inside an eye to be examined and guides first reflected light from the eye, an optical reference system (24, 22) that radiates second light from the light source to a reference surface and guides second reflected light from the reference surface, a photo detector 26 that detects interfering light between the first reflected light from the optical measurement system and the second reflected light from the optical reference system, and a processor that determines a position of a measuring portion of the inside of the eye based on the detected interfering light. The optical measurement system comprises an incident angle changing member 46 that changes an incident angle of the first light radiated to the eye within a predetermined angular range relative to an axis of vision of the eye.
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An ophthalmologic apparatus comprises an optical measurement system that radiates measurement light to an eye to be examined, an imaging unit that takes a cross sectional image of the eye by using reflected light of the measurement light from the eye, and a controller that controls the optical measurement system and the imaging unit. When the optical measurement system is positioned at a measurement position, the controller obtains a two-dimensional cross sectional image by the imaging device. One axis of the two-dimensional cross sectional image extends in a vertical direction of the eye, and another axis of the two-dimensional cross sectional image extends in a depth direction of the eye. The controller determines whether the eye is in an examinable state or not based on the two-dimensional cross sectional image.
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Medical apparatus and equipments for use in ophthalmic
treatment and examination; visual acuity charts for medical
use; visual acuity projectors for medical use; refractors
for medical use; chart projectors for medical use;
refractometers for medical use; keratometers for medical
use; corneal topographers for medical use; tonometers for
medical use; specular microscopes for medical use; optical
coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems for medical use;
optical measuring systems for ocular dimension for medical
use; scheimpflug cameras for medical use; fundus cameras for
medical use; slit lamps for medical use; electroretinographs
for medical use; axial length biometers for medical use;
pachymeters for medical use; ultrasonic diagnostic imaging
equipments for medical use; perimeters for medical use;
thermographs for medical use; lensmeters for medical use;
instrument tables for medical use.
Medical apparatus and equipments for use in ophthalmic
treatment and examination; visual acuity charts for medical
use; visual acuity projectors for medical use; refractors
for medical use; chart projectors for medical use;
refractometers for medical use; keratometers for medical
use; corneal topographers for medical use; tonometers for
medical use; specular microscopes for medical use; optical
coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems for medical use;
optical measuring systems for ocular dimension for medical
use; scheimpflug cameras for medical use; fundus cameras for
medical use; slit lamps for medical use; electroretinographs
for medical use; axial length biometers for medical use;
pachymeters for medical use; ultrasonic diagnostic imaging
equipments for medical use; perimeters for medical use;
thermographs for medical use; lensmeters for medical use;
instrument tables for medical use.
[ Medical apparatus and equipment for use in ophthalmic treatment and examination, namely, ophthalmometers, ophthalmoscopes; visual acuity charts for medical use; ] refractometers for medical use; keratometers for medical use; corneal topographers for medical use; tonometers for medical use; specular microscopes for medical use; [ optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems for medical use comprised of computer hardware and software, light source and camera; optical measuring systems for ocular dimension for medical use comprised of computer hardware and software, light source and camera; Scheimpflug cameras for medical use; electroretinographs for medical use; axial length biometers for medical use; pachymeters for medical use; ultrasonic diagnostic imaging equipment for medical use; thermographs for medical use; ]lensmeters for medical use
[ Medical apparatus and equipments for use in ophthalmic treatment and examination, namely, ophthalmometers, ophthalmoscopes; visual acuity charts for medical use; ] refractometers for medical use; keratometers for medical use; corneal topographers for medical use; tonometers for medical use; specular microscopes for medical use; [ optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems for medical use comprised of computer hardware and software, light source and camera; optical measuring systems for ocular dimension for medical use comprised of computer hardware and software, light source and camera; Scheimpflug cameras for medical use; electroretinographs for medical use; axial length biometers for medical use; pachymeters for medical use; ultrasonic diagnostic imaging equipments for medical use; thermographs for medical use; ] lensmeters for medical use
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Apparatus and method for imaging anterior eye part by optical coherence tomography
An optical coherence tomography (OCT) anterior eye part imaging apparatus includes a tomographic image obtaining unit obtaining a tomographic image of an anterior eye part of subject's eye in a depth direction by optical coherence tomography, an imaging unit imaging a frontal image of subject's eye, a display unit displaying the image of subject's eye, a corneal apex location detecting unit detecting a location of subject's eye, an alignment unit moving an apparatus body relative to the holder so that the location of corneal apex corresponds with a predetermined image obtaining location, a designating unit designating an area or a location where the tomographic image is obtained on subject's frontal image displayed on the display unit, and a scan line setting unit setting a scan line in the tomographic image obtaining unit on a straight line passing the corneal apex according to the designated area or location.
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A cornea imaging apparatus comprising: an illumination optical system having an illumination source; an imaging optical system having a photoelectric element for receiving a reflected light beam from a cornea of an eye under examination; actuating means for moving the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system in a direction nearer to or further from the eye to bring about focusing; imaging process retracting control means for controlling the actuating means during an imaging operation by the imaging optical system; continuous imaging means for taking multiple images of the cornea at different times and positions by the photoelectric element of the imaging optical system during a retracting operation; and imaging operation control means for controlling imaging operation status of the cornea by the continuous imaging means with reference to a photoreception signal of reflected light from the cornea.
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