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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Tsutomu Kikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Kikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fundus oculi observation devicecan form a near-infrared motion image and a color image (still image) of a fundus oculi Ef. The devicespecifies an image region within the near-infrared motion image corresponding to a region of interest within the color image while the near-infrared motion image is being formed. The devicescans with a signal light LS based on the specified image region, thereby forming a tomographic image along the scanning line. According to the device, it is possible to determine a region of interest within a still image having a comparatively high image quality, specify the image region within the motion image corresponding to this region of interest, set a measurement site for the tomographic image.