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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1999
Naoki Isogai, Nishio, JP;
Hiroyoshi Nakanishi, Aichi, JP;
Nidek Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An ophthalmic apparatus comprising a measurement unit and a peripheral unit each of which is contained in a separate housing, wherein the measurement unit includes a measurement device for measuring a characteristic of an eye to be examined and a sending device capable of sending a signal for sending measurement data obtained by the measurement device in an unformatted state for output, and the peripheral unit includes a receiving device for receiving the signal sent by the sending device, an output device for outputting the measurement data received by the receiving device, a storage device for storing output format data used to format the measurement data upon output by the output device and an output control device for formatting the measurement data using the output format data and for controlling the output device so as to produce output.