Subjective optometry apparatus, subjective optometry method, and recording medium storing subjective optometry program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11330978-B2
Application number	US-201815865799-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2018
Priority date	Jan 12, 2017
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

A subjective optometry apparatus includes: a subjective measurer which has a corrective optical system disposed on an optical path of a light projecting optical system configured to project a target light flux toward an examinee's eye and configured to change an optical characteristic of the target light flux and which is configured to subjectively measure an optical characteristic of the examinee's eye; an acquisitor configured to acquire position information on at least one of examinee's right and left eyes; a determiner configured to determine, based on the position information acquired by the acquisitor, whether or not subjective measurement can be implemented in a binocular open state of the examinee's right and left eyes, thereby acquiring determination information; and a determination information output unit configured to output the determination information acquired by the determiner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A subjective optometry apparatus comprising:
a subjective measurer which has a corrective optical system disposed on an optical path of a light projecting optical system configured to project a target light flux toward an examinee's eye and configured to change an optical characteristic of the target light flux and which is configured to subjectively measure an optical characteristic of the examinee's eye, the corrective optical system having a right-left pair of an examinee's right-eye corrective optical system and an examinee's left-eye corrective optical system, the examinee's right-eye corrective optical system and the examinee's left-eye corrective optical system being configured to be position-adjusted to the examinee's right and left eyes, respectively;
an acquisitor configured to detect at least any one of first position information as position information on the examinee's right-eye corrective optical system obtained when the examinee's right-eye corrective optical system is position-adjusted to the right examinee's eye and second position information as position information on the examinee's left-eye corrective optical system obtained when the examinee's left-eye corrective optical system is position-adjusted to the left examinee's eye, and acquire position information on at least one of examinee's right and left eyes based on at least any of the detected first position information and the detected second position information;
a determiner configured to determine, based on the position information acquired by the acquisitor, whether or not subjective measurement can be implemented in a binocular open state of the examinee's right and left eyes, thereby acquiring determination information;
a determination information output unit configured to output the determination information acquired by the determiner;
a setter configured to receive the determination information output by the determination information output unit and set, based on the determination information, a measurement mode either to a covering mode for performing subjective examination for one of the examinee's right and left eyes with the other eye being covered or to a binocular open mode for performing subjective examination for one eye in the binocular open state; and
a drive controller configured to control the subjective measurer in accordance with the measurement mode set by the setter.

2. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the determiner acquires a determination result as the determination information.

3. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the determiner is configured to acquire guide information as the determination information, and
the guide information is information for guiding an examiner to the measurement mode of either the covering mode for performing subjective examination for one of the examinee's right and left eyes with the other eye being covered or the binocular open mode for performing subjective examination for one eye in the binocular open state.

4. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the determination information output unit displays the determination information on a display.

5. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the determination information output unit displays the determination information on a display.

6. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an anterior segment acquisitor configured to acquire an anterior segment image of at least one of the examinee's right and left eyes,
wherein the acquisitor acquires the position information by analyzing the anterior segment image.

7. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the anterior segment acquisitor acquires a first anterior segment image as the anterior segment image of at least one of the examinee's right and left eyes in a case where both of the examinee's right and left eyes are in an uncovered state, and acquires a second anterior segment image as the anterior segment image of at least one of the examinee's right and left eyes in a case where the other eye is in a covered state, and
the acquisitor acquires the position information by analyzing the first anterior segment image and the second anterior segment image.

8. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the acquisitor detects a pupil position of the examinee's eye by performing analysis processing for the anterior segment image and acquires the position information based on the pupil position.

9. The subjective optometry apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the acquisitor detects a pupil position of the examinee's eye by performing analysis processing for the anterior segment image and acquires the position information based on the pupil position.

10. A non-transitory recording medium storing a subjective optometry program for a subjective optometry apparatus, the subjective optometry apparatus including a subjective measurer which has a corrective optical system disposed on an optical path of a light projecting optical system configured to project a target light flux toward an examinee's eye and configured to change an optical characteristic of the target light flux and which is configured to subjectively measure an optical characteristic of the examinee's eye, the corrective optical system having a right-left pair of an examinee's right-eye corrective optical system and an examinee's left-eye corrective optical system, the examinee's right-eye corrective optical system and the examinee's left-eye corrective optical system being configured to be position-adjusted to the examinee's right and left eyes, respectively, the subjective optometry program being executed by a processor of a-the subjective optometry apparatus to cause the subjective optometry apparatus to execute detecting at least any one of first position information as position information on the examinee's right-eye corrective optical system obtained when the examinee's right-eye corrective optical system is position-adjusted to the right examinee's eye and second position information as position information on the examinee's left-eye corrective optical system obtained when the examinee's left-eye corrective optical system is position-adjusted to the left examinee's eye, acquiring position information on at least one of examinee's right and left eyes based on at least any of the detected first position information and the detected second position information, determining, based on the position information, availability of binocular fusion by the examinee's right and left eyes to acquire determination information, outputting the determination information, receiving the determination information, setting, based on the determination information, a measurement mode either to a covering mode for performing subjective examination for one of the examinee's right and left eyes with the other eye being covered or to a binocular open mode for performing subjective examination for one eye in the binocular open state, and controlling the subjective measurer in accordance with the set measurement mode.

11. A subjective optometry method comprising:
providing a subjective measurer which has a corrective optical system disposed on an optical path of a light projecting optical system configured to project a target light flux toward an examinee's eye and configured to change an optical characteristic of the target light flux and which is configured to subjectively measure an optical characteristic of the examinee's eye, the corrective optical system having a right-left pair of an examinee's right-eye cor

Assignees

• Nidek Kk

Inventors

• Horino Taeko
• Takii Michihiro
• Kawai Noriji

Classifications

• A61B3/032

  Devices for presenting test symbols or characters, e.g. test chart projectors (A61B3/036 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B3/0285 Primary

  Phoropters · CPC title

• A61B3/0075

  provided with adjusting devices, e.g. operated by control lever · CPC title

• A61B3/103

  for determining refraction, e.g. refractometers, skiascopes · CPC title

• A61B3/036

  for testing astigmatism · CPC title