CN101612033A

CN101612033A - Heed contacted measure eyes axial length and/or corneal curvature and/or anterior chamber depth, the apparatus and method measured of IOL especially

Info

Publication number: CN101612033A
Application number: CN200910140945A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R·巴斯; R·贝尔格纳; L·米勒; D·施泰因梅茨; S·舒伯特; K·-D·沃伊格特; F·贝伦德特; B·蒂策尔; A·德林
Original assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Current assignee: Jenoptik AG
Priority date: 1998-12-10
Filing date: 1999-12-10
Publication date: 2009-12-30
Anticipated expiration: 2019-12-10
Also published as: DE19857001A1; CN101612033B

Abstract

Be used for contactlessly determining the axial length (AL) of eyes, anterior chamber depth (VKT) and corneal curvature (HHK), the combined instrument of the intra-ocular lens (IOL) that especially calculates and select to implant.

Description

Heed contacted measure eyes axial length and/or corneal curvature and/or anterior chamber depth, the apparatus and method measured of IOL especially

Schematically represented a longitudinal cross-section among Fig. 1 by human eye.Usually measure the axial length AL of human eye with contact method by ultrasound wave.

In DE 3201801 and US 5673096, DE4446183 A1, other measuring method has been described.Determine the curvature-corneal radii HHR (DD 251497, US4572628, US 4660946, US 5212507,5325134) of cornea by known cornea instrument (Keratormeter)/ophthalmology instrument (Ophthalmometer).By ultrasound wave or by the auxiliary unit that belongs to the slit lamp (the anterior chamber depth measuring instrument is through the adjusting of slit lamp image) carry out the measurement of anterior chamber depth VKT.

Especially before cataract operation, but when the process check of school myopia and aniseikonia are determined, must determine that also these selections for the intra-ocular lens IOL that should implant also are important measured values.In clinical practice, measure these values by two kinds of instruments (for example ultrasound wave a-scan and automatic cornea instrument) at least usually.In the formula of the optical effect that calculates IOL, adopt these measured values.May cause influencing the various errors that IOL selects by the instrument type difference that is adopted.

Task of the present invention is these measurement error that depends on instrument are reduced to minimum.

Solve this task by the feature of the present invention by independent claims.Preferential further developing is the object of dependent claims.

All that advantageously determine eyes by a kind of apparatus and corresponding measuring method by the present invention are necessary parameter at that time.

Similarly in this device, realize making instrument that patient's correction is become possible necessity adjusting.

Carry out the calculating of IOL by this apparatus equally.Therefore when transmitting the measured value of different instruments, also cancelling by the computer that carries out IOL calculating data degradation or data distortion.Below by sketch map in detail the present invention and advantage thereof are described in detail.

The schematic configuration of having represented instrument among Fig. 2.For measure axial length with the light of laser diode 1 through Michelson's interferometer (3-5), beam split cube 8 and diffraction optical element DOE9 are imaged onto on the patient's eyes 14, Michelson's interferometer (3-5) is by having illuminator 4, here be three to close prismatical a kind of fixed reference arm R1, with by by the represented a kind of scalable reference arm R2 of the diverse location of other illuminator 5 (three close prism), and a kind of beam splitting cube 3 that is used for overlapping R1 and R2 institute reflected beam part is formed.The luminous power of diode 7 monitoring laser diodes 1.The part beam that cornea and retina reflected by eyes 14 overlaps each other, and by DOE9, has the beam split cube 8 that is used for the planar λ of rotatory polarization/4 plate P1, beam split cube 15 with λ/2 plate P2 here is imaged onto these part beam line focus elements on the avalanche photodide APD 17 for achromat 16.This by for example in US5673096 illustrated known method carry out axial length and measure.

In order to observe eyes and formed reflection, be imaged onto on the ccd video camera 23 through minute surface 20 by the part of achromat 22 with reflection ray (from the next light of eyes).Achromat 18,19 is outwards shown at this.Aperture 21 is positioned on the position of withdrawing from this.

In order to measure corneal curvature HHK, similar in appearance to DD 251497 under to the about 18 ° angle of optical axis A1 by 6 especially infrared LED 10 eyes 14 that throw light on, be arranged in two of figure paper plane when in Fig. 1, exemplarily having represented in these infrared LEDs 10.Settled eyelet aperture 10a to be used to generate the point-like illumination image in the LED back.

For the collimation of diode light has been arranged six lens 11 in the LED back on illumination direction.With this light source in eyes (as the reflection of cornea) formed image through beam split cube 8 and 15 and achromat 18 and 19 be imaged onto on the ccd video camera.DOE9 here advantageously outwards shows, but also can remain in the light path.Achromat 22 is outwards shown.

For definite VTK, under about 33 ° angle by LED 12, slit aperture 12a and cylindrical lens 13 each eye that throw light on slot-shapedly.With the dispersion image that is produced of cornea and crystalline lens front surface through beam split cube 8 and 15 and the ccd video camera 23 of achromat 18 and 19 when being imaged onto at the DOE that especially outwards shows on.Achromat 22 is outwards shown.

Fig. 3 is the front view of instrument on direction of observation, has omitted the diagrammatic sketch of the known slit lamp cross table that is used for the x/y/z adjusting at this.

What can see is: DOE 9 (on its central point A1 labelling in the instrument position of optical axis), with being positioned at the lens 11 that sightless LED 10 after this determines corneal curvature, be used to measure VKT the slit imaging cylindrical lens 13 and be used for illumination and gauged six IR diodes 24 of eyes 14.

Should set forth more accurately by the measuring task of leading to the light path A-D of ccd video camera 23 from eyes 14 by Fig. 4.

Light path C: instrument is to the correction of eyes

Eyes are positioned on the focal length of achromat 18, are imaged onto in the plane of ccd video camera towards the infinity imaging with through achromat 22.Achromat 19 is here outwards shown.

Provide location light by laser diode (LD) or LED 1 to patient, so that he is with the direction orientation of eye pupil towards optical axis.Be necessary the big fragment (for example 15mm) of eyes 14 is imaged onto on the ccd video camera.DOE is embodied as picture because its small efficient (about 5% in the focusing block) is not too to be suitable for the iris structure imaging to such an extent as to have the optical system of being made up of achromat 18 and 22 of solid imaging ratio.DOE preferentially outwards shows at this.Stimulate for patient not being produced additional location, by being that the IR diode 24 (Fig. 2) (for example 880nm) of feature carries out the illumination of eyes 14 especially with the reflection characteristic (big half-value angle) of broadness.Carry out the correction of instrument through known at the adjustable slit of x/y/z direction lamp cross table to patient.For example can adopt the VCM3405 of Philip as ccd video camera.The illumination of eyes is necessary, so that even can be with patient to the instrument adjustment in darker room.Throw light on to diffusion as far as possible in zone for 15mm, light source can not be avoided (because effect of cornea blistering minute surface) by the imaging of cornea.

Here basic idea is, advantageously the device that will be used to throw light on is used in the correction of patient's eyes simultaneously.

At circumference (sometimes: the identical circumference as when the cornea instrument is measured) go up six infrared LED 24 that layout has big half-value angle.These LED 24 are at 6 points that are imaged onto on the cornea on the ccd video camera.On LC display or monitor, show patient's eyes lively; Show additionally that on the LCD/ monitor a kind of circle/cross hairs is used for centre mark.For the location of eyes must for shown in circle regulate 6 points-realize this point with one heart by mobile cross table; If these points are centering and apparent words, patient correctly regulates on height/side/degree of depth.Patient oneself towards instrument look-the projection patient must navigate to calibration of laser 1 or the LED1a on it therefrom.Laser-bounce can be seen in center at pupil.

Should show that on LC display or monitor a kind of additional adjusting is auxiliary.A kind of avalanche photodide APD has been arranged in detection for the interference signal of axial length measuring instrument.When patient's eyes is on the optical axis at gauge the time, by anterior surface of cornea reflection calibration of laser 1 or LED 1a; With the reflection image formation by rays to APD.Therefore generating its (relatively) by APD highly represents the d. c. voltage signal of patient's eyes to a neutral yardstick.This d. c. voltage signal is flowed to inner computer through A/D converter, and be presented on the LCD with suitable form (for example bar/circle) therefrom.Therefore the different young pathbreakers greatly by bar/circle send the operator to for the out of Memory of the correcting state of patient's eyes.

Light path D:ALM

Through as the DOE of parallel light path and through achromat 22 with the catoptric imaging of laser diode 1 (for example 780nm) to ccd video camera 23, be used to observe and reflecting under the situation that the

mirror group

18,19 of adjusting outwards shows at this and showing the eyes fragment that is about 5mm.For with the power transfer of maximum to APD 17, advantageously outputing on the APD on the beam split cube 15 shown in Fig. 2 with gross energy more than most of about 80-95%; Therefore only the light of about 20-5% is fallen on the ccd video camera.

Light path B: cornea instrument

Preferentially throw light on by six IR diodes 10 (for example 880nm), patient's eyes 14 is not fixed on the location light of LD 1 or LED 1a so that do not hinder similar in appearance to DD251497.[5。3]

Ccd video camera 23 given resolution requirement are not more than the imaging in the zone of about 6mm on the eyes 14, so that reach the certainty of measurement of 0.05mm.Preferential again by outwards showing the effect of eliminating DOE, and achromat 18 and 19 is realized the imaging of 6 corneal reflex images.

Do to improve to a great extent and patient's eyes having the usefulness of the certainty of measurement of the range-independence of instrument:

-with the limited aperture measured to especially be less than on 0.05 heart aperture 21 far away and

-between LED and patient's eyes, irrespectively keep the constant collimating light pipe 11 of angle of incidence with the axial location of patient's eyes.

Advantageously carry out the imaging of LED light through making the accurate correction of cornea instrument measurement point become possible eyelet aperture 10a.The collimating light pipe focal length should be greater than 50 times of efficient light sources size, so that reach the desirable certainty of measurement of radius measurement with location independent ground.

Light path A:VKT

Because light scattering decisive role during optical cross-section in observer's eyes, must select the light source of shortwave (for example 400-600nm) as far as possible to be used for the illumination of eyes 14.

Even determine when VKT in order to reach the certainty of measurement of desired 0.1mm, must be to ccd video camera 23 with the regional imaging that is not more than about 6mm on the eyes 14.

Realizing this point by achromat 18 and 19 under the condition of avoiding the DOE effect or under the situation of the DOE that is outwards showing.Achromat 22 is outwards shown.

Heart aperture 21 far away that here inwardly swing in or that regulate must have (preferentially greater than 0.07-aperture of 13mm for example) than major diameter so that only reduce to minimum degree when VKT measures the light intensity of the dispersion image a little less than forming light.Therefore aperture 21 is adjustable at least two positions, or tradable with one second aperture.

Side direction under fixed angle by bright light slit crack this test person eyes that throw light on.With

optical system

18,19,21 optical cross-section in this formation on the eyes is imaged onto on the ccd video camera.Illumination and observation form at this and preferentially are about 33 ° fixed angle.

Fig. 8 a, b schematically show the device that is used to obtain VKT, in Fig. 8 a the display lighting direction and in Fig. 8 b, show the detection side to.

By delegation fixed width slit 12a is had predetermined distance, the intensive LED12 of light forms the light slit crack.The slit 12a of illumination in this way is imaged onto on the test person eyes as slit image S by cylindrical lens 13.Can consider the life-span that the LED that adopts typically had 10000 hours at least.(as a comparison: Halogen light 100-200 hour).There is not wear phenomenon owing to high-temperature load as on Halogen light.

The test person eyes that

imaging mirror group

18,19 through schematically showing realizes having important image segments are imaged onto especially on the ccd sensor 23.Heart far away is carried out imaging-heart aperture 21 far away, so that reduce the gauged influence of test person.Display video signal on monitor or LC display makes the operator not being subjected to carrying out test person correction and measurement under the compulsory posture.Measuring method is not based on measurable displacement of parts of images; Therefore pupil is divided and can be cancelled.By frame grabber FG the signal of ccd video camera 23 is received in the memorizer of computer C.By suitable image processing software obtain in the cross-sectional image from wherein calculating the distance of VKT (precision 0.1mm).(for example by getting rid of surround lighting) reaches the improvement of important picture material, and the way of employing is to switch on and off illumination LED with suitable form with being synchronized with video half image ground beat.

The achromat of a regulation focal length is satisfied with eyes is imaged onto on the ccd video camera.Depend on that the desired image segments of answering imaging on the eyes carries out determining of focal length.The aperture 23 that satisfies heart condition far away is arranged on the focal length of image-side of achromat.This simple structure of imaging system guarantees to be integrated into the probability in the other system uncomplicatedly.

Beam splitter 8 in Fig. 8 b carries out location light 1,1a (LED) are combined in focus.Light source is (for example test person navigates to LED1a or the laser diode 1 on it) that is integrated in the viewing system.The video signal that on monitor or LC display, shows video camera.In the adjustment of test person with measure manipulate person and can be sure of, test person be correctly localized-and therefore measurement result be undeformed.The slit that to throw light in this way by cylindrical lens is imaged onto on the test person eyes (4).Have 0.1 big small-bore, the imaging that deviates from imaging in 1: 1 a little in the wide slit of 0.3mm, and adopt white light LEDs to prove particularly advantageous.

On the test person eyes that

imaging mirror group

18,19 realizes having important image segments are imaged onto especially ccd sensor 8.Heart far away is carried out imaging, so that reduce the gauged influence of test person.Display video signal on monitor or LC display makes the operator not being subjected to carrying out test person correction and measurement under the compulsory posture.

For example be received in the memorizer of computer by the signal of frame grabber with ccd video camera.By suitable image processing software obtain in the cross-sectional image from wherein calculating the distance of VKT (precision 0.1mm).(for example by getting rid of surround lighting) reaches the improvement of important picture material, and the way of employing is to switch on and off illumination LED with suitable form with being synchronized with video half image ground beat.

Below by Fig. 7 narration, how to obtain VKT by the image on the CCD matrix.Reflected image FI with calibration of laser or location LED has represented the eye image of being gathered by ccd video camera and has connected 1 o'clock cornea of illumination and the scattered light SH of lens SL.

In digital video recording, determine the distance of the leading edge of cornea and lenticular dispersion image

The starting point of Flame Image Process is (n takes advantage of) secondary image of directly recording in succession: have Fig. 1 (" bright image ") of anastomosing slit illumination, have the image that does not have slit illumination 2 (" dark image ") of positioning lamp image.Handle with following key step:

In dark image, test pupil: the threshold value of under CONSIDERING BOUNDARY CONDITIONS, selecting to be used for binarization based on tape figure ground.Determine the ellipse of external pupil by the covariance matrix of analyzing and processing binary picture.

In dark image, detect the anchor point in the pupil: determine that its gray value is arranged in all zones that connect each other on 0.9 quantile of dark image grey value profile.Determine to depend on area, shape and to each regional probability scale of pupil center's point distance.The center of gravity of selecting the most probable zone is as fixing point.

Calculated difference image (the dark image of bright figure image subtraction) and in error image the noise suppression by medium filtering.

Determine the boundary curve of the dispersion image of slit illumination in error image: the threshold value of under CONSIDERING BOUNDARY CONDITIONS, selecting to be used for binarization based on tape figure ground.Surmount the edge in place rough detection the in the given range of anchor point as threshold value.Be expert at meticulous detection in the scattergram as grey value profile, the edge in nearest turning point place from rough detection position.By the non-feature point detection in boundary curve eliminate reflective edges (in removing a little from average boundary curve farthest to certain portions).

Determine the distance X of the leading edge of cornea and crystalline lens dispersion image SH, SL (is unit with the pixel): approach boundary curve (reduce square error and) by ellipse with being tied.Calculate these distances oval and by the horizontal intersection point of anchor point.

From above-mentioned distance, calculate anterior chamber depth:

To be that distance X that unit exists is scaled with mm with the pixel be (the imaging ratio of substitution mirror group and the pixel size of CCD matrix) of unit

The r=corneal radii,

The refractive index of n=room liquid

ω=in illumination and the angle between observing

VKT = r + \frac{x}{\tan [\arcsin \frac{\sin (ω - \arcsin \frac{x}{r})}{n} + \arcsin \frac{x}{r}]} - \sqrt{{\frac{x}{\tan [\arcsin \frac{\sin (ω - \arcsin \frac{x}{r})}{n} + \arcsin \frac{x}{r}]}}^{2} - {\frac{x}{\sin [\arcsin \frac{\sin (ω - \arcsin \frac{x}{r})}{n} + \arcsin \frac{x}{r}]}}^{2} + r^{2}}

When the image of positioning lamp was positioned on the leading edge of crystalline lens dispersion image, represented in Fig. 7, this formula was suitable for exactly; Otherwise can obtain the distance of positioning lamp image, and from then on can obtain the correction value of anterior chamber depth in the absolute value of " off-centre " by known imaging formula from the leading edge of crystalline lens dispersion image.Especially measure corneal radii by above-mentioned cornea instrument apparatus.

Answer the overview of attention feature adjusting when below being summarised in combination measured value of 3 necessity and trimming process:

Proofread and correct ALM cornea VKT

The about 6mm of the about 6mm of the about 5mm of the about 15mm of area size

((for example VIS (for example for for example about 780nm IR for wavelength IR

880nm) 880nm) 400-600nm)

The about 13mm of about 6mm that outwards shows that aperture is outwards shown

DOE do not have effect (outwards pendulum work no effect (outwards no effect (to

Go out) show) show)

As can knowing in from then on summarizing, on the different measuring task, adopt different wavelength period.Beam split cube 8 and 15 is significant at this, because at these local illumination light paths separated from each other, observes light path and measures light path.

Special beam splitter layer is realized these tasks under the linear polarization condition of considering laser diode 1.

Beam split cube 8:

Should on the direction of eyes 14, farthest reflect laser from interferometer; Laser from eyes 14 should have maximum transmittance.

Beam splitter layer in the square glass prism 8 must additionally have maximum transmittance for IR and the VIS light portion that the cornea instrument is measured and VKT measures.

Owing to relate to linearly polarized photon on LD 1 (for example LTO23 Sharp), the dielectric multiple layer with polarization can preferentially obtain adopting.In Fig. 4, represented distinctive transmittance curve.(about 98%) reflection as much as possible from 1 vertical polarized light (the s-utmost point, 780nm).

Generate circular polarization light by λ/4 plates.Therefore the light that reflects by eyes 14 of linear polarization again passing λ/4 plates after; The polarization direction has but rotated 90 ° (parallel polarization, p-utmost points).Beam splitter layer on 780nm direction of vibration hereto has approximate 100% transmittance.IR and VIS LED send non-polarizable light.

As from can knowing Fig. 6, transmittance in 420 to 580nm wavelength period and the beam splitter layer in 870 to 1000nm wave bands is greater than 90% of polarized light not.

The structure of layer: beam split cube 8:

This utmost point beam split cube except the utmost point beam splitter effect of its general function-in the provision wavelengths section-, satisfy in vision wavelength period (420...560nm) and the high radioparent additional requirement in the near infrared band (870...1000nm).

These requirements of about 46 ° narrow ranges of incidence angles are satisfied in layer design.The material that is adopted is from refractive index of substrate, and the refractive index aspect of adhesive refractive index and coated substance matches each other. selected following material for this special purposes:

Substrate: SF2 n=1.64

Adhesive n=1.64

H n＝1.93

L n＝1.48

Design is made up of 17 alternating layer HL.HFO2 is H, and SIO2 is L.[12.1]

Can make suitable beam splitter by the refractive index and the angle of incidence of suitable selection substrate and coated substance for comparable beam splitter.[12.2]

Parameter: high transmittance is from 420...560nm, and is non-polarizable

High transmittance is from 870...1000nm, and is non-polarizable

Pole span (Polteilung) 780 ± 20nm

Example:

1 HFO2 156.8nm

2 SIO2 118.1nm

3 HFO2 166.4nm

4 SIO2 95.8nm

5 HFO2 160.2nm

6 SIO2 147.3nm

7 HFO2 145.6nm

8 SIO2 151.0nm

9 HFO2 144.9nm

10 SIO2 148.2nm

11 HFO2 149.2nm

12 SIO2 139.9nm

13 HFO2 161.3nm

14 SIO2 103.9nm

15 HFO2 179.5nm

16 SIO2 64.9nm

17 HFO2 170.9nm

Beam split cube 15:

The laser that should reflect from beam split cube 8 when about 20-5% transmittance reaches 80-95% approximately.The beam splitter layer is tackled in IR and VIS light portion has maximum transmittance.

Realize this layer by the utmost point beam splitter that on its performance, is similar to the beam splitter layer in 8 equally.Be arranged in λ/2 plates on the beam split cube 15 and will arrive the polarization direction half-twist of light, make the s-pol component fall again on the beam split cube 15.

Regulate above-mentioned beam split ratio by changing layer 8.Transmittance is greater than 90% for the non-polarizable light in IR and the VIS wave band.

The structure of layer: beam split cube 15:

Except the requirement of the reflection s-of the 80-95% on the 780nm ± 20nm wavelength utmost point, this beam split cube satisfies in vision wavelength period (420...560nm) and the high radioparent additional requirement in the near infrared band (870...1000nm) (Fig. 6 b).

About 46 ° narrow these requirements of injecting angle range are satisfied in layer design.The material that is adopted matches each other from the refractive index aspect of refractive index of substrate, adhesive refractive index and coated substance. selected following material for this special purposes:

Substrate: BK7 n=1.52

Adhesive n=1.52

H n＝1.93

L n＝1.48

Design is made up of 13 alternating layer HL.

Can make suitable beam splitter by the refractive index and the angle of incidence of suitable selection substrate and coated substance for comparable beam splitter.

Parameter: high transmittance is from 420...560nm, and is non-polarizable

High transmittance is from 870...1000nm, and is non-polarizable

The extremely about 80-95 %780 ± 20nm of reflection s-

Example:

1 HFO2 130.2nm

2 SIO2 215.4nm

3 HFO2 130.6nm

4 SIO2 17.8nm

5 HFO2 160.7nm

6 SIO2 241.6nm

7 HFO2 136.6nm

8 SIO2 240.0nm

9 HFO2 156.4nm

10 SIO2 18.0nm

11 HFO2 135.1nm

12 SIO2 214.1nm

13 HFO2 131.3nm

In order to regulate and to control as

mirror group

18,19,22, whole adjustable unit and optical element that aperture 21 or the like is such have been arranged central control by Fig. 5.

Different imaging ratios under the condition of considering the DOE effect make what the transformation process in the instrument necessitated.Especially flexibly with realize these transformation processs program controlly.

Realized that main electronic module is integrated into the instrument of a kind of compactness wherein.Core members is a kind of embedded Pentium controller C, with display D (demonstration of the eyes of checking 14 and operator's menu-guided), and keyboard, Genius mouse, foot switch and be connected on this Pentium controller C as the printer of ancillary equipment.

ALM

Via controller C carries out the control of laser diode 1 and interferometer slide plate IS (the mobile prism 5 that is connected with measuring system).For the influence that reduces eye activity must realize short Measuring Time (being shorter than 0.5 second).Among the signal arriving signal processing unit SE that is generated by APD 17, obtain amplifying, frequency selectively obtains amplifying and obtaining analog-to-digital conversion with the rate of scanning that is equivalent to about 4 times of useful signal frequencies subsequently with depending on signal magnitude.High-speed port HS by the Pentium platform admits the digital scanning value.By Fourier Tranform, do not have the outside reference frequency ground that is generated to carry out digital signal and handle there.On display, show shows signal; The stroke measurment system provides the axial length that is subordinated to this number.

The cornea instrument

Controller C be with the control of ccd video camera 23 be connected with diode 10.Especially move diode 10 in the lasting light mode in the adjustment process that is used for keratometry, so that prevent to be presented at the flicker of the corneal reflex image on the LCD.

Switch on and off these diodes with in measuring process, pursuing image; Controller C is synchronized with the pattern pulse ground control diode 10 of ccd video camera 23 for this reason, and promptly diode is anastomosing when an image and is to disconnect during at next image

The subtracting each other of two successive images (difference formation) afterwards people become image secondaryly only also to obtain the reflection that has generated by LED 10 of cornea, and get rid of interfering reflection of ambient light.

By frame grabber FG digitized at the reflected image that forms on the video camera 23 with in the internal memory of Pentium platform (controller C), leave the reflected image that forms on the video camera 23 in.Carry out the determining of position of centre of gravity of diode reflective image subsequently by Flame Image Process, and the calculating of carrying out corneal radii by approximate formula illustrated in DD251497.In order to improve the reproducibility of measurement result, each measuring process is recorded about 5 image sequence (by having and each two and half image of the not illumination of the LED by synchronous beat are formed).

VKT

This outer controller C is connected with diode 12.In adjustment process (correction), preferentially move diode 12 in the lasting light mode similar in appearance to the cornea instrument.

In measuring process, selectively make illumination diode send beat (similar in appearance to the cornea instrument) to a left side and right eye eyeball by controller.By operator's regulation left or move right instrument and by ... with instrumental correction to eye center point.

Obtain the marginal position of dispersion image by Flame Image Process....

Such as already explained, from the distance of cornea dispersion image and crystalline lens dispersion image, calculate VKT.Each measuring process is recorded about 5 image sequence equally.

Illumination

Controller C is connected with diode 12.Can insert the IR diode 24 that is used for eye illumination by via controller (controlling ground) at any time in program inside or by the operator.This outer controller is a (not shown) and inwardly be used for and outside swing/adjusting DOE 9,

lens

18,19,22 and the control connection of aperture 21.

Through the storage of adjustable land used in Instrument memory, common in the world computing formula is carried out the calculating of IOL from the measured value AL, the HHR that are obtained, VKT, and through printer prints.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is by the longitudinal cross-section of human eye;

Fig. 2 is used for carrying out at human eye the schematic structure of heed contacted measure;

The front view of Fig. 3 instrument of Fig. 2 on direction of observation;

Several light paths between Fig. 4 eyes and the ccd video camera;

Fig. 5 is used for the control block diagram of the device of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 a, the distinctive transmittance curve of two beam splitters of the device of b Fig. 2;

The image of the eyes that the video camera of Fig. 7 Fig. 2 detects is used to illustrate determining of another anterior chamber depth (VKT); With

Fig. 8 a, b schematically show the device that is used to obtain VKT.

Claims

1. be used for non-contact type and determine axial length of eyes (AL) and anterior chamber depth (VKT), or axial length and corneal curvature (HHK), or corneal curvature and anterior chamber depth, or the combined instrument of axial length and anterior chamber depth and corneal curvature.

2. by the combination of the instrument of claim 1, have the location of eyes through positioning lamp, and/or have by prejudicially around observe axle the illumination of light source in groups.

3. by above claim device one of at least, in light path, arranged the imaging mirror group that preferentially can outwards swing at this, be used for eyes being imaged onto on the video camera and being used to generate different imaging ratios.

4. by above claim device one of at least, this can be outwards in light path swingingly or adjustable ground arranged the heart aperture far away of different sizes.

5. by above claim device one of at least, be used for AL at this interferometer of having arranged to have the adjustable stroke length difference and measure.

6. by the device of claim 5, in interferometer, arranged the DOE that especially can outwards swing at this.

7. by claim 5 or 6 device, the interferometer light source of measuring at this AL or be coupling in additional source of light on the interferometer and be used for measuring or the eye location of HHK when measuring at VKT.

8. by the device of one of claim 5-7, arranged to be used for the Device Testing element that AL measures, be used to the correcting state of gathering the correcting state of eyes and being used to show eyes at this.

9. be used for preferentially at the device of obtaining VKT by the combined instrument of one of claim 1-8, by through imaging mirror group, the side is formed to the incident slot-shaped illumination under an angle of eyes.

10. by the device of claim 9, this for illuminating arrangement imaging mirror group, especially the cylindrical lens group of distortion.

11., have especially for a light angle in about 33 degree scopes of observing axle by claim 9 or 10 device.

12., on video camera, gather light by the different layers scattering of eyes and analyzing and processing camera signal at this by the device of one of claim 9-11.

13. be used for preferentially at the device of determining HHK by the combined instrument of one of claim 1-12, by 6 with one heart and the light source of symmetric arrangement form.

14., have the light source of IR wave band by the device of claim 13.

15. by the device of claim 13 or 14, at this beam through mirror group collimated light source.

16., have a light angle in especially about 18 degree scopes to the observation axle by the device of one of claim 13-15.

17. be used for preferential at the combined instrument of asking one of 1-16 by right with the device of patient's eyes to instrumental correction, form by the light source of preferential 6 arranged concentric.

18. the device by one of claim 13-17 is arranged between the HHK light source at this light source.

19. the beam splitting cube in the combined instrument of pressing one of claim 1-18, has the height transmittance in vision and/or near infrared band, and be used to import on the eyes direction for the polarization laser high reflection, be used for the laser that AL determines from interferometer, and have the detection side upwards by the height transmittance of eyes institute laser light reflected.

20. the beam splitting cube by claim 19 has λ/4 plates that are used to generate circular polarization light.

21. by the beam splitting cube in the combined instrument of one of claim 1-20, be used to export the polarization laser from eyes, this polarization laser has the height transmittance of high reflection and visible and/or near infrared band on the detector direction.

22., have λ/2 plates of the polarization direction that is used for rotatory polarization laser by the beam splitting cube of claim 21.

23., have by higher refractive layer H and the alternate configuration formed than forming low-refractive-index layer L by the beam splitting cube of one of claim 19-22.

24., in order to gather and to handle VKT and determine and the position of the light source image that HHK determines and, arranged to have a common video camera of serial connection analysis and processing unit in order to show or the acquisition correction light source at this by the device of one of claim 1-23.

25., have the demonstration of the eyes that throw light on and have operating surface on monitor by the device of one of claim 1-24.

26. device by one of claim 1-25, has central authorities' control, this central authorities control is used for inwardly swinging DOE and/or imaging mirror group and/or aperture, and/or is used for interferometer and regulates, and/or is used to switch on and off the light source that VKT determines and/or HHK measurement and/or correction and/or AL measure.

27. be used to move method, have following measuring sequence: AL at first, HHK then, VKT after this, or HHK at first, VKT then, AL then, or at first HHK, AL, VKT then then by claim 1-26 combined instrument one of at least.

28. be used for determining the method for HHK and/or VKT, synchronously switch on and off the illumination of the image generation that is used for ccd video camera at this.

29., switch on and off at this by the method for claim 28 with pursuing image.

30. by the method for one of claim 28 or 29, in this illumination/generation and further processing image pair with throwing light on.

31. be used for especially determining the method for VKT, have following process by one of claim 1-30

● in dark image, detect pupil

● in dark image, detect the anchor point in the pupil

● calculated difference image (the dark image of bright figure image subtraction) and the noise suppression in error image

● in error image, determine the boundary curve of the dispersion image of slit illumination

● determine the distance X (is unit with the pixel) of the leading edge of cornea dispersion image SH and crystalline lens dispersion image SL

● from distance X, calculate anterior chamber depth.

32. it is segmental to be used to measure the eyes part, in particular for preferentially obtaining the device of anterior chamber depth VKT by one of claim 1-31, by especially through imaging mirror group, for an angle downside observing axle to the incident slot-shaped illumination of eyes with have the serial connection signal processing, gather from the receiver apparatus of the dispersion image of eyes and form.

33. the device by claim 32 forms slot-shaped illumination at this by a series of point-like light sources.

34., be white light LEDs at this light source by the device of claim 33.

35. by claim 32 or 34 device, at this after slit is arranged in light source on illumination direction.

36., be that the shifting ground constitutes and be cylindrical lens preferentially in this imaging mirror group by the device of one of claim 33-35.

37., detect by ccd video camera at this by claim 32-36 device one of at least.

38. be used for by one of claim 32-37 operation ophthalmology inspection apparatus, in particular for determining the method for VKT, in detected image, obtain the position of different dispersion images at this, and from then on set out and carry out people's eye portion fragment, the calculating of anterior chamber depth especially in the position.