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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Chihiro Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Keiichiro Okamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Hiromu Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Chihiro Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Keiichiro Okamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Hiromu Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Tomey Corporation, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
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.