JP2006187482A - Eye refracting power measuring device - Google Patents

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JP2006187482A
JP2006187482A JP2005002060A JP2005002060A JP2006187482A JP 2006187482 A JP2006187482 A JP 2006187482A JP 2005002060 A JP2005002060 A JP 2005002060A JP 2005002060 A JP2005002060 A JP 2005002060A JP 2006187482 A JP2006187482 A JP 2006187482A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an eye refracting power measuring device by which a precise measuring result can be obtained. <P>SOLUTION: The eye refracting power measuring device objectively measuring the refracting power of an eye to be measured has a projecting optical system having a measuring light source emitting the light beam for measuring the eye refracting power and projecting a measuring light beam to the fundus of the eye to be measured, a light receiving optical system allowing a 2D imaging element to receive the reflected light from the fundus of the eye by the measuring light beam as a 2D pattern image, a calculating means calculating the eye refracting power of the eye to be measured from the 2D pattern image received in the 2D imaging element by the light receiving optical system, the measuring light source is a superluminescent diode or a laser diode having a central wavelength of 850 to 940 nm. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、被検眼の眼屈折力を他覚的に測定する眼屈折力測定装置に関する。   The present invention relates to an eye refractive power measuring apparatus that objectively measures the eye refractive power of a subject's eye.

被検眼眼底に眼屈折力測定用の光束を投影し、眼底からの反射光を2次元受光素子に受光させ、2次元受光素子にて検出されたパターン像(リングパターン像や複数のドットパターン像など)に基づいて被検眼の眼屈折力を測定する装置が知られている(例えば、特許文献1参照)。従来、このような構成を持つ装置の測定光源としては、LED(発光ダイオード)が用いられている。
特開平1−293841号公報
A light beam for measuring eye refractive power is projected onto the fundus of the subject's eye, and reflected light from the fundus is received by the two-dimensional light receiving element, and a pattern image (ring pattern image or a plurality of dot pattern images) detected by the two-dimensional light receiving element is received. Etc.) is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). Conventionally, an LED (light emitting diode) has been used as a measurement light source of an apparatus having such a configuration.
JP-A-1-293841

ところで、測定光源と2次元受光素子は眼底(例えば、正視眼測定時)と共役な位置に置かれるため、測定光源にLEDを用いる場合、光源サイズが大きいので眼底に投影されるスポット像のサイズも大きくなり、測定画像の輝度が低くなってしまう。また、測定光束の径も大きくなるため、測定光による眼内の各部位(水晶体や硝子体等)での散乱が多くなることが考えられる。そのため、測定画像に多くのノイズ光が含まれてしまい、測定精度が悪くなるといった問題がある。   By the way, since the measurement light source and the two-dimensional light receiving element are placed at a position conjugate with the fundus (for example, when measuring the normal eye), when an LED is used as the measurement light source, the size of the spot image projected onto the fundus is large because the light source size is large. And the brightness of the measurement image is lowered. In addition, since the diameter of the measurement light beam becomes large, it is considered that scattering at each part (a crystalline lens, a vitreous body, etc.) in the eye due to the measurement light increases. Therefore, there is a problem that a lot of noise light is included in the measurement image and the measurement accuracy is deteriorated.

本発明は、上記問題点を鑑み、精度の良い測定結果を得ることができる眼屈折力測定装置を提供することを技術課題とする。   In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an eye refractive power measuring apparatus capable of obtaining a highly accurate measurement result.

本発明は、上記課題を解決するために次のような構成を備えることを特徴とする。   The present invention is characterized by having the following configuration in order to solve the above-described problems.

(1) 被検眼の眼屈折力を他覚的に測定する眼屈折力測定装置において、眼屈折力測定用の光束を発する測定光源を具備し被検眼の眼底に測定光束を投影する投影光学系と、前記測定光束による眼底からの反射光束を2次元パターン像として2次元撮像素子に受光させる受光光学系と、該受光光学系によって前記2次元撮像素子に受光した前記2次元パターン像に基づいて被検眼の眼屈折力を演算する演算手段と、を備えるとともに、前記測定光源は、スーパールミネッセントダイオードもしくはレーザダイオードであって、その中心波長が850〜940nmであることを特徴とする。
(2) (1)の眼屈折力測定装置は、前記2次元撮像素子に受光される2次元パターン像から眼屈折力を求めるために必要とされる受光信号の強度を得つつ,前記2次元撮像素子に受光される前記2次元パターン像に含まれるノイズ成分となる受光信号を抑制するために、前記測定光源が発する測定光の波長領域と前記2次元撮像素子の波長感度特性に基づいて、前記2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインが設定されていることを特徴とする。
(3) (2)の眼屈折力測定装置において、前記2次元撮像素子に受光される2次元パターン像はリングパターン像であり、前記2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインの設定は前記2次元パターン像の内側領域に生じるノイズ成分を抑制するように行われることを特徴とする。
(4) (2)の眼屈折力測定装置において、前記撮像ゲインの設定は前記2次元撮像素子に受光される前記2次元パターン像の位置を検出する際の各輝度信号の波形がその波形のピークを境に左右対称となるように設定されることを特徴とする。
(5) (1)の眼屈折力測定装置は、前記2次元受光素子により撮像される2次元パターン像を複数取得し、該複数の画像データ同士を加算処理し得られた加算処理済の画像データに基づいて被検眼の眼屈折力を求める演算処理手段と、を備えることを特徴とする。
(6) (5)の眼屈折力測定装置において、前記演算処理手段により前記画像データ同士を加算処理する前に、各画像データに対して予め所定のノイズ成分の測定信号を減算処理により除去する減算手段を備えることを特徴とする。
(1) In an eye refractive power measurement apparatus that objectively measures the eye refractive power of the eye to be examined, a projection optical system that includes a measurement light source that emits a light flux for measuring eye refractive power and projects the measurement light flux on the fundus of the eye to be examined And a light receiving optical system that causes the two-dimensional image sensor to receive a reflected light beam from the fundus as a result of the measurement light beam, and the two-dimensional image received by the two-dimensional image sensor by the light receiving optical system. Computing means for computing the eye refractive power of the eye to be examined, and the measurement light source is a super luminescent diode or a laser diode, the center wavelength of which is 850 to 940 nm.
(2) The eye refractive power measuring device according to (1) obtains the intensity of the received light signal necessary for obtaining the eye refractive power from the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional image sensor, and the two-dimensional Based on the wavelength region of the measurement light emitted by the measurement light source and the wavelength sensitivity characteristic of the two-dimensional image sensor, in order to suppress the received light signal that is a noise component included in the two-dimensional pattern image received by the image sensor. The imaging gain of the two-dimensional imaging device is set.
(3) In the eye refractive power measurement device according to (2), the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional imaging device is a ring pattern image, and the setting of the imaging gain of the two-dimensional imaging device is the two-dimensional pattern image It is characterized by being performed so as to suppress noise components generated in the inner region.
(4) In the eye refractive power measurement device according to (2), the setting of the imaging gain is such that the waveform of each luminance signal when detecting the position of the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional imaging device is the waveform of the luminance signal. It is characterized by being set to be symmetrical with respect to the peak.
(5) The eye refractive power measurement device according to (1) acquires a plurality of two-dimensional pattern images picked up by the two-dimensional light receiving element, and adds the processed images obtained by adding the plurality of image data. Arithmetic processing means for obtaining the eye refractive power of the eye to be examined based on the data.
(6) In the eye refractive power measurement device according to (5), before adding the image data to each other by the arithmetic processing unit, a measurement signal of a predetermined noise component is previously removed by subtraction processing for each image data. Subtracting means is provided.

本発明によれば、精度の良い測定結果を得ることができる。   According to the present invention, an accurate measurement result can be obtained.

以下、本発明の実施形態を図面に基づいて説明する。図1は、本実施形態の眼屈折力測定装置の光学系及び制御系の概略構成図である。測定光学系10は、被検眼の瞳孔中心部から眼底にスポット状の光束を投影する投影光学系10aと、その反射光を瞳孔周辺部からリング状に取り出す受光光学系10bから構成される。投影光学系10aは、測定光軸L1上に配置された測定光源11、リレーレンズ12、ホールミラー13、駆動部23により光軸L1を中心に回転駆動されるプリズム15、測定用対物レンズ14からなり、この順に被検眼に向けて配置されている。   Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an optical system and a control system of the eye refractive power measurement apparatus of the present embodiment. The measurement optical system 10 includes a projection optical system 10a that projects a spot-like light beam from the center of the pupil of the eye to be examined to the fundus, and a light receiving optical system 10b that extracts the reflected light from the periphery of the pupil in a ring shape. The projection optical system 10 a includes a measurement light source 11, a relay lens 12, a hall mirror 13, a prism 15 that is driven to rotate about the optical axis L 1 by a driving unit 23, and a measurement objective lens 14. And arranged in this order toward the eye to be examined.

本実施形態にて用いる測定光源11は、赤外域の光を発するスーパールミネッセントダイオード(SLD)を用いる。SLDは、その中心波長が850nm以上940nm以下のものが好適に使用できる。さらに好ましくは870nm以上900nm以下のものである。中心波長が850未満の場合、測定中に目視ができてしまうため、測定中に被検眼に対して雲霧をかけにくく、測定精度に影響を及ぼす。また、中心波長が940nmを超える波長では、水晶体や硝子体等での吸収が大きくなり、測定光の眼底への到達や眼底からの反射光が減少してしまい、測定に必要な光量を確保することが難しくなる。なお、本実施形態においては、指向性が強い測定光源11としてSLDを用いたが、これに限るものではなく、例えば、レーザダイオード(LD)等が考えられる。   The measurement light source 11 used in the present embodiment uses a super luminescent diode (SLD) that emits light in the infrared region. An SLD having a center wavelength of 850 nm or more and 940 nm or less can be preferably used. More preferably, it is not less than 870 nm and not more than 900 nm. When the center wavelength is less than 850, visual observation can be performed during the measurement, so that it is difficult to apply the cloud to the eye to be examined during the measurement, which affects the measurement accuracy. In addition, when the center wavelength exceeds 940 nm, absorption by the crystalline lens or vitreous body increases, and the amount of measurement light reaching the fundus or reflected light from the fundus is reduced, and the amount of light necessary for measurement is secured. It becomes difficult. In the present embodiment, the SLD is used as the measurement light source 11 having strong directivity. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a laser diode (LD) or the like can be considered.

また、光源11は被検眼眼底と共役な関係となっており、ホールミラー13のホール部は瞳孔と共役な関係となっている。投影光学系10a及び受光光学系10bの共通光路に配置されたプリズム15は、被検眼Eの眼底と共役な位置から外れた位置に配置され、干渉性の高い光源を使用することにより発生するスペックルノイズを抑制するために、通過する光束を光軸L1に対して偏心回転させるものとしている。なお、眼底からの反射光束は、投影光学系10aと同じプリズム15を通過することによって、それ以降の光学系ではあたかも瞳上における投影光束・反射光束(受光光束)の偏心が無かったかのようになる。なお、プリズム15に代えて平行平面板を光軸L1上に斜めに配置する構成でも良い。測定用対物レンズ14と被検眼の間には、ビームスプリッタ29が配置されている。   The light source 11 has a conjugate relationship with the fundus of the eye to be examined, and the hole portion of the Hall mirror 13 has a conjugate relationship with the pupil. The prism 15 arranged in the common optical path of the projection optical system 10a and the light receiving optical system 10b is arranged at a position deviated from the position conjugate with the fundus of the eye E, and is a spec generated by using a light source having high coherence. In order to suppress noise, the passing light beam is rotated eccentrically with respect to the optical axis L1. The reflected light beam from the fundus passes through the same prism 15 as that of the projection optical system 10a, so that it is as if the projected light beam / reflected light beam (received light beam) on the pupil is not decentered in the subsequent optical system. . Instead of the prism 15, a plane parallel plate may be arranged obliquely on the optical axis L1. A beam splitter 29 is disposed between the measurement objective lens 14 and the eye to be examined.

受光光学系10bは、投影光学系10aの対物レンズ14、プリズム15及びホールミラー13を共用し、ホールミラー13の反射方向の光路に配置されたリレーレンズ16、ミラー17、ミラー17の反射方向の光路に配置された受光絞り18、コリメータレンズ19、被検眼瞳孔と共役な位置に配置されたリングレンズ20、エリアCCDなどの2次元撮像素子22を備える。受光絞り18及び2次元撮像素子22は、被検眼眼底と共役な関係となっている。2次元撮像素子22は、フレームメモリ71を介して制御部70に接続されている。   The light receiving optical system 10 b shares the objective lens 14, the prism 15, and the hall mirror 13 of the projection optical system 10 a, and is arranged in the reflection direction of the relay lens 16, the mirror 17, and the mirror 17 disposed on the optical path in the reflection direction of the hall mirror 13. A light receiving diaphragm 18 disposed in the optical path, a collimator lens 19, a ring lens 20 disposed at a position conjugate with the eye pupil to be examined, and a two-dimensional image sensor 22 such as an area CCD are provided. The light receiving diaphragm 18 and the two-dimensional image sensor 22 are in a conjugate relationship with the fundus of the eye to be examined. The two-dimensional image sensor 22 is connected to the control unit 70 via the frame memory 71.

リングレンズ20は、図2(a)及び(b)に示すように、平板上に円筒レンズをリング状に形成したレンズ部20aと、このレンズ部20a以外に遮光のためのコーティングを施した遮光部20bより構成されている。これにより、その焦点位置に配置された2次元撮像素子22上には、リングパターン像が集光する。なお、、本実施形態においては、リングレンズ20により2次元撮像素子22にリングパターン像を受光させる構成としたが、受光光学系として、マイクロレンズが格子状に並べられた構成を持つハルトマンシャックプレートや6孔絞り及び偏向プリズムにより2次元撮像素子22に二次元パターン像を受光させるような光学系としてもよい。   As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the ring lens 20 includes a lens portion 20a in which a cylindrical lens is formed in a ring shape on a flat plate, and a light shielding material in which a coating for light shielding is applied in addition to the lens portion 20a. It is comprised from the part 20b. As a result, the ring pattern image is collected on the two-dimensional image sensor 22 arranged at the focal position. In the present embodiment, the ring lens 20 is configured to receive the ring pattern image by the ring lens 20. However, as the light receiving optical system, a Hartmann Shack plate having a configuration in which microlenses are arranged in a grid pattern. Alternatively, an optical system may be used in which the two-dimensional image sensor 22 receives a two-dimensional pattern image using a six-hole aperture and a deflecting prism.

ビームスプリッタ29により光軸L1と同軸にされる光軸L2上には、対物レンズ36、ハーフミラー35、ダイクロイックミラー34、投光レンズ33、固視標32、可視光源31が順次配置されており、光源31〜観察系対物レンズ36により固視標光学系30が構成される。固視標32は光軸L2方向に移動することにより被検眼の雲霧を行う。光源31は固視標32を照明し、固視標32からの光束は投光レンズ33、ダイクロイックミラー34、ハーフミラー35、対物レンズ36を経た後、ビームスプリッタ29で反射して被検眼に向かう。また、ダイクロイックミラー34の反射側には、アライメント光学系40が設けられ、赤外光を発するアライメント用光源41、投光レンズ42を備える。光源41からの光束は、投光レンズ42、ダイクロイックミラー34〜ビームスプリッタ29を介して、被検眼角膜上にアライメント指標を投影する。   On the optical axis L2 that is made coaxial with the optical axis L1 by the beam splitter 29, an objective lens 36, a half mirror 35, a dichroic mirror 34, a light projection lens 33, a fixation target 32, and a visible light source 31 are sequentially arranged. The fixation target optical system 30 is configured by the light source 31 to the observation system objective lens 36. The fixation target 32 performs clouding of the eye to be examined by moving in the direction of the optical axis L2. The light source 31 illuminates the fixation target 32, and the light flux from the fixation target 32 passes through the projection lens 33, the dichroic mirror 34, the half mirror 35, and the objective lens 36, and then is reflected by the beam splitter 29 toward the eye to be examined. . An alignment optical system 40 is provided on the reflection side of the dichroic mirror 34, and includes an alignment light source 41 and a light projection lens 42 that emit infrared light. The light beam from the light source 41 projects an alignment index on the eye cornea through the projection lens 42 and the dichroic mirror 34 to the beam splitter 29.

ハーフミラー35の反射側には、撮影レンズ51、前眼部観察用のエリアセンサ52が配置され、観察光学系50を構成する。アライメント指標を含む前眼部からの反射光は、ビームスプリッタ29で反射した後、レンズ36、ハーフミラー35、撮影レンズ51を介してエリアセンサ52に受光される。エリアセンサ52の出力は、画像処理部77を介してモニタ7に接続され、観察画像が表示される。   On the reflection side of the half mirror 35, an imaging lens 51 and an area sensor 52 for observing the anterior eye part are arranged to constitute an observation optical system 50. The reflected light from the anterior segment including the alignment index is reflected by the beam splitter 29 and then received by the area sensor 52 via the lens 36, the half mirror 35, and the photographing lens 51. The output of the area sensor 52 is connected to the monitor 7 via the image processing unit 77, and an observation image is displayed.

以上のような構成を備える装置において、その動作を説明する。測定に際して、検者は、モニタ7に表示される前眼部像及びアライメント指標を元に、図示なきジョイスティックを操作して図1に示す被検眼Eに対して装置をアライメント調整する。そして、被検眼Eに対して固視標32を固視させ、アライメントが適正状態になったら、測定開始スイッチ73を押して測定を開始する。   The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be described. At the time of measurement, the examiner adjusts the apparatus with respect to the eye E shown in FIG. 1 by operating a joystick (not shown) based on the anterior segment image and the alignment index displayed on the monitor 7. Then, the fixation target 32 is fixed with respect to the eye E, and when the alignment is in an appropriate state, the measurement start switch 73 is pressed to start measurement.

制御部70は、スイッチ73からの測定開始信号により光源11を点灯すると共に、プリズム15を駆動部23により高速回転する。そして、被検眼に雲無をかけるための予備測定が行われ、そこで得られた屈折力に基づいて固視標32を一旦眼底と共役になる位置に置いた後、制御部70は、適当なディオプタ分だけ雲霧が掛かるように固視標32を移動させる。これにより、被検眼に対して雲霧を掛けた状態で本測定が実行される。
なお、雲無をかけた際に測定光源11の測定光が若干目視できるようであれば、測定光の色を固視標に同化させるように固視標32の配色を決めることもできる。例えば、固視標32を赤色ベースの固視標としておけばよい。
The control unit 70 turns on the light source 11 by the measurement start signal from the switch 73 and rotates the prism 15 at a high speed by the driving unit 23. Then, preliminary measurement for applying cloudlessness to the eye to be examined is performed, and after the fixation target 32 is once placed at a position conjugate with the fundus based on the refractive power obtained there, the control unit 70 performs an appropriate measurement. The fixation target 32 is moved so that the fog is applied by the amount of diopter. Thereby, this measurement is performed in the state which applied the cloud fog with respect to the eye to be examined.
If the measurement light of the measurement light source 11 is slightly visible when cloudless, the color scheme of the fixation target 32 can be determined so that the color of the measurement light is assimilated to the fixation target. For example, the fixation target 32 may be a red-based fixation target.

光源11から出射された赤外光は、リレーレンズ12、ホールミラー13、プリズム15、対物レンズ14、ビームスプリッタ29を経て、被検眼Eの眼底上にスポット状の点光源像を形成する。このとき、光軸周りに回転するプリズム15により、ホールミラー13のホール部の瞳投影像(瞳上での投影光束)は、高速に偏心回転される。
眼底に投影された点光源像は、反射・散乱されて被検眼Eを射出し、ビームスプリッタ29を透過して、対物レンズ14によって集光され、高速回転するプリズム15、ホールミラー13、リレーレンズ16、ミラー17を介して受光絞り18の位置に再び集光され、コリメータレンズ19とリングレンズ20とによって2次元撮像素子22にリング状に結像する。2次元撮像素子22からの出力信号は、フレームメモリ71により画像データとして記憶される。被検眼Eが正視眼の場合、眼底反射光はリングレンズ20に平行光束として入射するため、2次元撮像素子22上にはリングレンズ20と同じサイズのリング像が結像する。一方、被検眼Eに球面屈折成分の屈折異常がある場合、2次元撮像素子22上にできるリング像のリング直径は、その球面屈折誤差のずれ量に比例した大きさになる(近視眼であれば小さくなり、遠視眼であれば大きくなる)。乱視屈折誤差がある場合は、2次元撮像素子22上にできるリング像は、その乱視屈折誤差に応じて楕円形状となる。したがって、制御部70は、フレームメモリ71に記憶された画像データに基づいて各経線方向のリング像の位置を検出することにより、各経線方向の屈折誤差を求めることができ、これに所定の処理を施すことにより、S(球面度数)、C(乱視度数)、A(乱視軸角度)の屈折値を求めることができる。なお、リング像位置の検出は、リング像のエッジの中心位置、輝度レベルの重心位置あるいは光量レベルのピーク位置等から求めることができる。また、光源11と、受光絞り18、レンズ19、リングレンズ20、2次元撮像素子22を、光軸方向に一体的に移動可能な構成とし、光源11及び2次元撮像素子22が眼底共役となるまでの移動量とリング像の形状から屈折値を得るようにしてもよい。
The infrared light emitted from the light source 11 forms a spot-like point light source image on the fundus of the eye E through the relay lens 12, the hall mirror 13, the prism 15, the objective lens 14, and the beam splitter 29. At this time, the pupil projection image (projected light beam on the pupil) of the hall portion of the hall mirror 13 is eccentrically rotated at high speed by the prism 15 rotating around the optical axis.
The point light source image projected onto the fundus is reflected and scattered, exits the eye E, passes through the beam splitter 29, is collected by the objective lens 14, and is rotated at a high speed by the prism 15, the hall mirror 13, and the relay lens. 16, the light is condensed again at the position of the light receiving aperture 18 via the mirror 17, and forms an image in a ring shape on the two-dimensional image sensor 22 by the collimator lens 19 and the ring lens 20. The output signal from the two-dimensional image sensor 22 is stored as image data by the frame memory 71. When the eye E is a normal eye, the fundus reflection light is incident on the ring lens 20 as a parallel light beam, and thus a ring image having the same size as the ring lens 20 is formed on the two-dimensional image sensor 22. On the other hand, when the eye E has a refractive error of the spherical refraction component, the ring diameter of the ring image formed on the two-dimensional image sensor 22 is proportional to the amount of deviation of the spherical refraction error (for a myopic eye). Smaller and larger for hyperopic eyes). When there is an astigmatism refraction error, the ring image formed on the two-dimensional image sensor 22 has an elliptical shape according to the astigmatism refraction error. Therefore, the control unit 70 can obtain the refraction error in each meridian direction by detecting the position of the ring image in each meridian direction based on the image data stored in the frame memory 71, and can perform a predetermined process on this. , The refractive values of S (spherical power), C (astigmatic power), and A (astigmatic axis angle) can be obtained. The ring image position can be detected from the center position of the edge of the ring image, the barycentric position of the luminance level, the peak position of the light amount level, or the like. In addition, the light source 11, the light receiving diaphragm 18, the lens 19, the ring lens 20, and the two-dimensional image sensor 22 are configured to be integrally movable in the optical axis direction, and the light source 11 and the two-dimensional image sensor 22 are retinal conjugate. The refraction value may be obtained from the amount of movement up to and the shape of the ring image.

また、プリズム15が無い構成で、SLDのように輝度が高く、干渉性も高い光源を用いる場合、2次元撮像素子22に受光されるリング像には、眼内における散乱によってスペックルノイズが発生し、リング像の光量分布が斑になるが、本実施例では、被検眼眼底に投影されるスポット状の光束(点光源像)を高速で偏心回転運動する構成(プリズム15の高速回転)を有するため、干渉性の高い光源(SLD)を用いた場合のスペックルノイズは2次元撮像素子22の撮像時間中に中和され、その影響が取り除くことが可能になる。   In addition, when a light source having a high brightness and high coherence like SLD is used without the prism 15, speckle noise is generated in the ring image received by the two-dimensional image sensor 22 due to scattering in the eye. However, in this embodiment, the spot light beam (point light source image) projected on the fundus of the subject's eye is rotated eccentrically at high speed (high-speed rotation of the prism 15). Therefore, speckle noise in the case of using a light source (SLD) with high coherence is neutralized during the imaging time of the two-dimensional imaging device 22, and the influence can be removed.

なお、SLDは、LED(発光ダイオード)に比べ、光源サイズが小さく、指向性が高いので、細い光束径の測定光束を実現できる。これにより、被検眼眼底には小さなスポット像が投影されるとともに、眼内の各部位での散乱が少なくなるので、その反射光を受光する2次元撮像素子22においてノイズが少なくシャープな細いリング幅のリングパターン像が撮像できる。眼底に投影されるスポット像は、SLDが直径約10μmに対し、LEDが直径約50μm以上となっており、測定光源としてLEDを用いた場合には、リング幅が太く、リング像周辺に多くのフレア成分が撮像される。すなわち、LEDを測定光源として用いた装置に比べ、本実施形態の装置では、ノイズの少ないシャープなリングパターン像に基づいて屈折力を求めることができ、測定誤差の少ない精度の良い測定結果を得ることが可能となる。   Note that the SLD has a smaller light source size and higher directivity than an LED (light emitting diode), and therefore can realize a measurement light beam having a narrow light beam diameter. As a result, a small spot image is projected on the fundus of the eye to be examined, and scattering at each site in the eye is reduced. Therefore, the two-dimensional imaging element 22 that receives the reflected light has less noise and has a sharp thin ring width. The ring pattern image can be captured. The spot image projected onto the fundus has an SLD of about 10 μm in diameter and an LED of about 50 μm in diameter. When an LED is used as a measurement light source, the ring width is large and there are many around the ring image. The flare component is imaged. That is, compared with a device using an LED as a measurement light source, the device of the present embodiment can obtain a refractive power based on a sharp ring pattern image with less noise, and obtain an accurate measurement result with little measurement error. It becomes possible.

なお、SLDやLD等の光源サイズが小さく、指向性が高い光源を測定光源として使用する場合、中心波長が830nm程度であると、測定光束が容易に目視できてしまう。このため、より長波長側の光束を用いることが好ましいが、長波長側にシフトするほど撮像素子の波長感度が低下してしまうこととなる。したがって、さらに測定精度を高めるためには、測定光源11の波長領域と2次元撮像素子22の波長感度特性を考慮して、2次元撮像素子22の撮像ゲインを設定する必要が生じる。   When a light source having a small light source size such as SLD or LD and having high directivity is used as the measurement light source, the measurement light beam can be easily visually observed when the center wavelength is about 830 nm. For this reason, it is preferable to use a light beam on the longer wavelength side, but the wavelength sensitivity of the image sensor decreases as the wavelength shifts to the longer wavelength side. Therefore, in order to further increase the measurement accuracy, it is necessary to set the imaging gain of the two-dimensional image sensor 22 in consideration of the wavelength region of the measurement light source 11 and the wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the two-dimensional image sensor 22.

以下に本実施形態の装置における2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインの設定について説明する。
例えば、図3に示すような特性を持つ撮像素子を用いた場合、875nmの光においては830nmの光と比較して感度が約40%程度低下する。すなわち、875nmのSLDを測定光源11として用いる際には、2次元撮像素子22で検出される輝度信号は40%低下してしまう。その結果、リング像が全体的に暗くなってしまう。このため、感度の低下分だけ、2次元撮像素子22の撮像ゲインを増加させる方法が考えられる(例えば、光量レベルの40%の低下であれば、ゲインを1.7倍程度増加させればよい)。しかしながら、単純に光量の不足分だけ撮像ゲインを高くして眼を測定した場合、必要な光量は得られるものの、ノイズ光(眼内の水晶体や硝子体等での散乱光や反射光)の検出が増加することが分かった。より具体的には、リングパターン像の外側領域よりも内側領域におけるノイズ成分が増加する傾向にあり、このノイズ成分の影響により、得られる屈折値が本来の値からマイナス側(近視方向)にシフトしてしまう。
The setting of the imaging gain of the two-dimensional image sensor in the apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described below.
For example, when an imaging device having the characteristics shown in FIG. 3 is used, the sensitivity of 875 nm light is reduced by about 40% compared to 830 nm light. That is, when an 875 nm SLD is used as the measurement light source 11, the luminance signal detected by the two-dimensional image sensor 22 is reduced by 40%. As a result, the ring image becomes dark overall. For this reason, a method of increasing the imaging gain of the two-dimensional imaging device 22 by the amount of sensitivity reduction is conceivable (for example, if the light amount level is reduced by 40%, the gain may be increased by about 1.7 times). ). However, when the eye is measured by simply increasing the imaging gain by the shortage of the light amount, the necessary light amount can be obtained, but noise light (scattered light or reflected light from the crystalline lens or vitreous body in the eye) is detected. Was found to increase. More specifically, the noise component in the inner region tends to increase from the outer region of the ring pattern image, and the refraction value obtained shifts from the original value to the minus side (myopia direction) due to the influence of this noise component. Resulting in.

図4(a)は、ノイズ成分を多く含んだときのリング像における所定経線方向の輝度信号の波形の一部を示す図(X方向が位置、Y方向が輝度レベル)である。この場合、左右非対称な波形となっており、波形の傾きが緩やかとなっている(エッジがだれている)。このような波形からリング像位置の検出を行うと、ノイズの影響を受けて測定誤差が生じやすくなる。例えば、得られた波形を閾値Sにて切断し、この切断位置での波形の中間点を像位置として検出する場合、波形が左右非対称であれば、閾値Sの設定位置(S1、S2)によって像位置の検出位置(A1、A2)は変動することとなる。また、波形の傾きが小さくなり、閾値Sにおける輝度レベルの幅が大きくなることも測定誤差を増やす要因となる。   FIG. 4A is a diagram (a position in the X direction and a luminance level in the Y direction) showing a part of the waveform of the luminance signal in the predetermined meridian direction in the ring image when many noise components are included. In this case, the waveform is asymmetrical, and the inclination of the waveform is gentle (the edge is steep). If the ring image position is detected from such a waveform, measurement errors are likely to occur due to the influence of noise. For example, when the obtained waveform is cut at the threshold value S and an intermediate point of the waveform at this cutting position is detected as the image position, if the waveform is left-right asymmetric, the threshold S is set according to the set position (S1, S2). The detection positions (A1, A2) of the image position will fluctuate. Further, the fact that the inclination of the waveform is reduced and the width of the luminance level at the threshold S is increased is also a factor for increasing the measurement error.

そこで、必要とされる受光信号の強度を得つつ,前記2次元撮像素子に受光される前記2次元パターン像に含まれるノイズ成分となる受光信号を抑制するために、測定光源の波長領域と2次元撮像素子22の波長感度特性に基づいて、2次元撮像素子22のゲインを調整(設定)する。例えば、リングパターン像の像位置を検出する時の輝度信号の波形が図4(b)に示すようなほぼ左右対称になっているかどうかに基づいてCCDカメラのゲインを調節する。この場合、2次元撮像素子22のゲインを変化させていく中で輝度信号の波形がその波形のピークを境に左右対称になる範囲を設定すればよい。波形の左右対称性を求める方法としては、例えば、波形に対して異なる2つの閾値S1,S2を設定し、この設定した閾値S1及びS2によって得られる波形の中間点を像位置とした位置A1及びA2のずれ量Δdが所定の許容値内に収まるか否かによって求める方法が考えられる。このように、所定の基準を満たす波形が得られるようにゲインを調整しておくことで、ノイズ光の影響を受けにくい輝度信号の波形から像位置を検出することにより、さらに測定精度を向上させることができる。なお、本実施形態のように2次元撮像素子22に受光される2次元パターン像がリングパターン像の場合には、前記2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインの設定は、前記2次元パターン像の内側領域に生じるノイズ成分を抑制するように撮像ゲインを調整すればよい。   Therefore, in order to suppress the received light signal that becomes a noise component included in the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional image sensor while obtaining the required intensity of the received light signal, the wavelength region of the measurement light source and 2 Based on the wavelength sensitivity characteristic of the two-dimensional image sensor 22, the gain of the two-dimensional image sensor 22 is adjusted (set). For example, the gain of the CCD camera is adjusted based on whether the waveform of the luminance signal when detecting the image position of the ring pattern image is substantially symmetric as shown in FIG. In this case, as the gain of the two-dimensional image sensor 22 is changed, a range in which the waveform of the luminance signal is symmetric with respect to the peak of the waveform may be set. As a method for obtaining the left-right symmetry of the waveform, for example, two different threshold values S1 and S2 are set for the waveform, and the position A1 with the intermediate point of the waveform obtained by the set threshold values S1 and S2 as the image position and A method is conceivable in which the deviation amount Δd of A2 is determined by whether or not it falls within a predetermined allowable value. In this way, by adjusting the gain so that a waveform that satisfies a predetermined standard can be obtained, the measurement accuracy is further improved by detecting the image position from the waveform of the luminance signal that is not easily affected by noise light. be able to. When the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional image sensor 22 is a ring pattern image as in the present embodiment, the setting of the imaging gain of the two-dimensional image sensor is an inner area of the two-dimensional pattern image. What is necessary is just to adjust an imaging gain so that the noise component which arises in this may be suppressed.

また、波形信号にノイズ成分が含まれると波形の傾きが緩やかになるため、ゲイン調整においては、輝度信号の波形の傾きを考慮するようにしてもよい。波形の傾きを求める方法としては、例えば、図5のように波形のピークと最小値との中間位置付近での波形の微分係数f´に基づいて選定する方法が考えられる。そのときの微分係数としては、少なくとも2以上となるように調整すると、エッジの立った波形(ノイズ成分が抑えられた波形)が得られ、さらに測定精度が向上する。なお、測定光の波長によって水晶体や硝子体等での反射特性が異なってノイズ光の検出が増加する可能性があるが、そのような場合のおいても、上記のようなゲイン調整は測定精度を上げる上で有効である。   In addition, since the slope of the waveform becomes gentle when the noise component is included in the waveform signal, the slope of the waveform of the luminance signal may be considered in the gain adjustment. As a method of obtaining the slope of the waveform, for example, a method of selecting based on the differential coefficient f ′ of the waveform near the intermediate position between the peak and the minimum value of the waveform as shown in FIG. If the differential coefficient at that time is adjusted to be at least 2 or more, a waveform with a sharp edge (a waveform in which a noise component is suppressed) is obtained, and the measurement accuracy is further improved. In addition, there is a possibility that the detection of noise light may increase due to the reflection characteristics of the crystalline lens or vitreous body differing depending on the wavelength of the measurement light. It is effective in raising

なお、像位置の検出においては、ピーク位置から像位置を検出することも可能であるが、前述したように、ピーク値から所定の輝度レベルを引いた閾値Sにおける波形の中間点を像位置として検出することにより、安定した測定結果が得られやすい。また、閾値Sを設定する場合には、閾値Sがピークに近すぎてもばらつきが多く、閾値Sが低くしすぎてもノイズ光の影響を受けてばらつきが多くなる可能性が高くなるので、これらを回避した位置とすることが好ましい。   In the detection of the image position, it is possible to detect the image position from the peak position. However, as described above, the intermediate point of the waveform at the threshold S obtained by subtracting a predetermined luminance level from the peak value is used as the image position. By detecting, it is easy to obtain a stable measurement result. Also, when setting the threshold S, there is a large amount of variation even if the threshold S is too close to the peak, and even if the threshold S is too low, there is a high possibility that the variation will increase due to the influence of noise light. A position that avoids these is preferable.

なお、中心波長850nm〜940nmのSLDは、低コヒーレント光を用いて被検眼の眼特性を取得する眼科装置、例えば、光干渉断層イメージング技術を活用した光干渉断層計(Optical Coherence Tomography;OCT)の光源としても適用可能である。従来、上記のような眼科装置においても、眼特性の取得時に光源からの光が見えてしまいわずらわしいといった問題があった。(例えば、OCTの場合、SLD光源から発せられた光が上下左右方向に高速に走査する構成を持つため、被検者には光の走査が見えてしまいわずらわしい。)このような問題に対し、中心波長850nm〜940nmのSLDを用いることにより、被検眼は光源からの光が気にならなくなり、被検者への負担を軽減し、精度よく眼特性を得ることができる。なお、光干渉断層計(OCT)に中心波長850nm〜940nmのSLDを用いる場合、中心波長が830nm付近のSLD等を用いた時と比較して、解像度の低下が考えられる。この場合、解像度の低下を補えるように半値幅の広いSLDを採用すればよい。   The SLD having a center wavelength of 850 nm to 940 nm is an ophthalmic apparatus that acquires the eye characteristics of the eye to be examined using low-coherent light, for example, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) using optical coherence tomography technology. It can also be applied as a light source. Conventionally, the ophthalmologic apparatus as described above has a problem that it is troublesome because the light from the light source can be seen when obtaining the eye characteristics. (For example, in the case of OCT, since the light emitted from the SLD light source scans in the vertical and horizontal directions at high speed, it is troublesome for the subject to see the scanning of the light.) By using an SLD with a center wavelength of 850 nm to 940 nm, the eye to be examined does not care about the light from the light source, the burden on the subject can be reduced, and the eye characteristics can be obtained with high accuracy. Note that when an SLD having a center wavelength of 850 nm to 940 nm is used in an optical coherence tomography (OCT), the resolution is considered to be lower than when an SLD having a center wavelength of around 830 nm is used. In this case, an SLD having a wide half-value width may be employed so as to compensate for the decrease in resolution.

次に、本件発明の眼屈折力測定装置を用いた第2の実施形態を説明する。なお、光学系及び制御系は図1に示したものと同じであるため、その詳細は省略し、ここでは、複数回の撮像により得られた画像データ同士を加算処理して被検眼の屈折力を求める方法について説明する。なお、本実施形態においては、加算処理の回数を1〜2回とする。この場合、2次元撮像素子22にリング画像を連続して撮像させ、フレームメモリ71に加算処理を行うための画像データとして複数記憶させる。ここで、2次元撮像素子22の1回の撮像時間は、例えば1/30秒となっており、撮像が所定間隔(本実施形態では1/30秒間隔)で行われ、得られた画像データが順次フレームメモリ71に出力される。本実施形態では、このようにして撮像されたリング画像を、撮影順に、第1画像、第2画像、第3画像として説明する。なお、画像データは、2次元撮像素子22で撮像された各画素毎の輝度レベルを0〜255で表したデータとしてフレームメモリ71に記憶される。   Next, a second embodiment using the eye refractive power measurement apparatus of the present invention will be described. Since the optical system and the control system are the same as those shown in FIG. 1, the details thereof are omitted, and here, the image data obtained by a plurality of imaging operations are added to each other, and the refractive power of the eye to be examined is calculated. A method for obtaining the value will be described. In the present embodiment, the number of addition processes is 1-2. In this case, a ring image is continuously picked up by the two-dimensional image pickup device 22, and a plurality of pieces of image data for performing addition processing are stored in the frame memory 71. Here, the one-time imaging time of the two-dimensional imaging element 22 is 1/30 seconds, for example, and imaging is performed at a predetermined interval (in this embodiment, 1/30 second interval), and the obtained image data Are sequentially output to the frame memory 71. In the present embodiment, the ring images thus captured will be described as a first image, a second image, and a third image in the order of shooting. Note that the image data is stored in the frame memory 71 as data representing the luminance level of each pixel imaged by the two-dimensional image sensor 22 from 0 to 255.

まず、制御部70は、第1画像における画像データと第2画像における画像データに対して第1の加算処理を行う(図6(a)参照)。さらに、制御部70は、第1の加算処理を行った後の画像データと、第3画像における画像データに対して第2の加算処理を行う(図6(b)参照)。なお、本実施形態においては、加算処理後の画像データに基づく輝度信号レベル(測定信号レベル)が検出限界を飽和するか否かを判定し、判定結果に基づいて加算処理の回数を制御する(図7参照)。すなわち、第2の加算処理を行った後の画像データにおける輝度信号のピークが完全に飽和すると判定される場合、第1の加算処理を行った時点での画像データに基づいて屈折力の演算処理を行う。なお、加算処理とは、異なる画像データ同士の座標位置を一致させて、輝度レベルを足しあわせる処理のことをいう。   First, the control unit 70 performs a first addition process on the image data in the first image and the image data in the second image (see FIG. 6A). Furthermore, the control unit 70 performs a second addition process on the image data after the first addition process and the image data in the third image (see FIG. 6B). In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the luminance signal level (measurement signal level) based on the image data after the addition processing saturates the detection limit, and the number of addition processing is controlled based on the determination result ( (See FIG. 7). That is, when it is determined that the peak of the luminance signal in the image data after the second addition process is completely saturated, the refractive power calculation process is performed based on the image data at the time when the first addition process is performed. I do. Note that the addition processing refers to processing for matching the coordinate positions of different image data and adding luminance levels.

上記のように、加算処理を行った後の測定画像(リング画像)を元に屈折値の演算を行う場合、1回の撮影にて測定結果を得る必要がないため、第1の実施形態のように1回の撮像で測定画像を得る場合と比較して、測定光源の光量や撮像ゲインを低くさせておくことができる。測定光量や撮像ゲインを低く設定することにより、ノイズ光をさらに抑制することが可能である。なお、本実施形態においては、2次元受光素子22により複数取得された画像データをフレームメモリ71に複数記憶してから加算処理を行う構成としたが、既にフレームメモリ71に記憶された画像データと同じメモリ領域に、のちに取得された画像データを重ねる合わせることにより、加算処理を行うような構成としてもよい。   As described above, when the refraction value is calculated based on the measurement image (ring image) after performing the addition process, it is not necessary to obtain the measurement result by one photographing, and thus the first embodiment Thus, compared with the case where a measurement image is obtained by one imaging, the light quantity and imaging gain of the measurement light source can be lowered. Noise light can be further suppressed by setting the measurement light quantity and imaging gain low. In the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of image data acquired by the two-dimensional light receiving element 22 are stored in the frame memory 71 and then the addition process is performed. However, the image data already stored in the frame memory 71 and A configuration may be adopted in which addition processing is performed by superimposing image data acquired later on the same memory area.

また、輝度信号が過度に飽和する直前の加算処理済みの画像データを屈折力を演算する際に用いる画像データとして適用する構成とすれば、リング像自体とノイズ成分とのコントラストがより明確となり、測定精度が高くなる。なお、複数回の加算処理により、輝度信号を飽和させすぎると、ノイズ成分を多く含んだ形で像位置を検出してしまい、測定精度に影響を及ぼす(図8参照)。ただし、図9のように輝度信号の波形が微飽和(ピーク位置は飽和しているが、飽和した領域はわずかなこと)する程度であれば、測定精度に影響を及ぼす程度のノイズ成分は含まれにくい。なお、微飽和か過剰な飽和かを判定するには、例えば、所定経線方向における輝度信号が飽和した位置に対応する画素数(図8,9においては幅領域W)が所定の許容範囲(許容数)を超えているかに基づいて判定すればよい。
なお、本実施形態においては加算処理の回数を1〜2回としたが、このような構成は、3回以上の加算処理を行うような場合においても適用可能である。
In addition, if the image data that has been subjected to addition processing immediately before the luminance signal is excessively saturated is applied as image data used when calculating the refractive power, the contrast between the ring image itself and the noise component becomes clearer. Measurement accuracy increases. Note that if the luminance signal is saturated too much by a plurality of addition processes, the image position is detected in a form containing a lot of noise components, which affects the measurement accuracy (see FIG. 8). However, if the luminance signal waveform is slightly saturated as shown in FIG. 9 (the peak position is saturated, but the saturated region is small), noise components that affect measurement accuracy are included. It's hard to get it. In order to determine whether it is slightly saturated or excessively saturated, for example, the number of pixels (width region W in FIGS. 8 and 9) corresponding to the position where the luminance signal in the predetermined meridian direction is saturated is within a predetermined allowable range (allowable). It may be determined based on whether or not the number is exceeded.
In the present embodiment, the number of addition processes is one to two. However, such a configuration can also be applied to a case where three or more addition processes are performed.

なお、眼底からの反射光の少ない等の被検者を測定する場合には、測定光源11の光量を増やすような構成としてもよい。この場合、第1画像における画像データの光量レベルの分布のピーク位置に基づいて光量を増加するようにすればよい。これにより、眼底反射光の少ない被検者であっても、屈折度の測定が可能となる。   It should be noted that when measuring a subject such as a small amount of reflected light from the fundus, the light quantity of the measurement light source 11 may be increased. In this case, the light amount may be increased based on the peak position of the distribution of the light amount level of the image data in the first image. Thereby, even a subject with little fundus reflected light can measure the refractive index.

また、第2の実施形態の変容例の1つとして、撮影により得られた複数の画像データを予め減算処理により、予めノイズ成分を除去しておき、ノイズ成分が除去された画像データを加算することもできる。図10(a)は、第1画像における画像データの輝度信号の波形を示す。ここで、制御部70は、この画像データの低レベル成分(ハッチング部分)を減算する処理を行う。これにより、リング像周辺の低ノイズ成分が除去することができる。図10(b)は、減算処理を行った後の波形を示す図である。これと同様に、第2画像や第3画像における画像データに対して予め減算処理を行っておき、その後、画像データ同士を加算処理することにより、ノイズ成分が除去された状態で加算処理が行うことができるため、ノイズ光による測定誤差の影響をさらに回避することができる。   Further, as one example of modification of the second embodiment, a plurality of image data obtained by photographing is preliminarily removed by a subtraction process, and the image data from which the noise component has been removed is added. You can also. FIG. 10A shows the waveform of the luminance signal of the image data in the first image. Here, the control unit 70 performs a process of subtracting the low level component (hatched portion) of the image data. Thereby, the low noise component around the ring image can be removed. FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating a waveform after performing the subtraction process. Similarly, the subtraction process is performed on the image data in the second image and the third image in advance, and then the addition process is performed with the noise component removed by adding the image data to each other. Therefore, it is possible to further avoid the influence of measurement error due to noise light.

なお、本実施例においては、加算処理を用いたが、受光信号の蓄積時間が可変であって、長時間の蓄積が可能な2次元撮像素子22を用い、1回の撮像における画像の蓄積時間を所定時間(例えば一度で100ms)に設定して、ノイズ光の発生の要因となる光源光量や2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインを低くした状態でリング像を撮像するようにしてもよい。この場合、飽和直前の測定画像を得るには、制御部70は、例えば、リング画像を撮像したときの画像データにおける所定経線方向の輝度信号を解析し、そのピークが低ければ少しづつ蓄積時間を長くしながら撮像を繰り返し、所定の測定画像が得られたらこれに基づいて屈折値を求めるような構成とすればよい。また、リング画像が過度に飽和していれば、少しづつ蓄積時間を短くしながら撮像を繰り返し、所定の測定画像が得られたらこれに基づいて屈折値を求めるような構成とすればよい。   In this embodiment, addition processing is used. However, the accumulation time of the received light signal is variable, and the two-dimensional image sensor 22 that can accumulate for a long time is used. May be set to a predetermined time (for example, 100 ms at a time), and a ring image may be captured in a state where the amount of light source that causes noise light generation and the imaging gain of the two-dimensional imaging device are lowered. In this case, in order to obtain a measurement image immediately before saturation, for example, the control unit 70 analyzes a luminance signal in a predetermined meridian direction in image data when a ring image is captured, and gradually increases the accumulation time if the peak is low. The imaging may be repeated while increasing the length, and a predetermined measurement image may be obtained based on the refraction value. Further, if the ring image is excessively saturated, the imaging may be repeated while gradually shortening the accumulation time, and when a predetermined measurement image is obtained, the refraction value may be obtained based on this.

本実施形態の眼屈折力測定装置の光学系及び制御系の概略構成図である。It is a schematic block diagram of the optical system and control system of the eye refractive power measuring apparatus of this embodiment. リングレンズの構成を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the structure of a ring lens. 2次元撮像素子の波長感度特性について説明するための一例である。It is an example for demonstrating the wavelength sensitivity characteristic of a two-dimensional image sensor. 所定経線方向の輝度信号の波形の一部を示す図である。It is a figure which shows a part of waveform of the luminance signal of a predetermined meridian direction. 波形のピークと最小値との中間位置付近での波形の微分係数f´に基づいて選定する方法を説明するための図である。It is a figure for demonstrating the method to select based on the differential coefficient f 'of the waveform in the intermediate position vicinity of the peak and minimum value of a waveform. 加算処理について説明するための図である。It is a figure for demonstrating an addition process. 加算処理の回数の制御について説明するフローチャートである。It is a flowchart explaining control of the frequency | count of an addition process. 輝度信号を飽和させすぎたときの図である。It is a figure when a luminance signal is saturated too much. 輝度信号の波形が微飽和のときを説明する図である。It is a figure explaining when the waveform of a luminance signal is a slight saturation. 減算処理について説明するための図である。It is a figure for demonstrating a subtraction process.

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10 測定光学系
10a 投影光学系
10b 受光光学系
11 測定光源
20 リングレンズ
22 2次元撮像素子
30 固視標光学系
32 固視標
70 制御部
71 フレームメモリ


DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Measurement optical system 10a Projection optical system 10b Light reception optical system 11 Measurement light source 20 Ring lens 22 Two-dimensional image sensor 30 Fixation target optical system 32 Fixation target 70 Control part 71 Frame memory


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被検眼の眼屈折力を他覚的に測定する眼屈折力測定装置において、眼屈折力測定用の光束を発する測定光源を具備し被検眼の眼底に測定光束を投影する投影光学系と、前記測定光束による眼底からの反射光束を2次元パターン像として2次元撮像素子に受光させる受光光学系と、該受光光学系によって前記2次元撮像素子に受光した前記2次元パターン像に基づいて被検眼の眼屈折力を演算する演算手段と、を備えるとともに、前記測定光源は、スーパールミネッセントダイオードもしくはレーザダイオードであって、その中心波長が850〜940nmであることを特徴とする眼屈折力測定装置。 In an eye refractive power measurement apparatus that objectively measures the eye refractive power of an eye to be examined, a projection optical system that includes a measurement light source that emits a light flux for measuring eye refractive power and projects the measurement light flux on the fundus of the eye to be examined, and A light receiving optical system that receives a reflected light beam from the fundus of the measurement light beam as a two-dimensional pattern image to the two-dimensional image sensor, and the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional image sensor by the light receiving optical system. An eye refractive power measuring device, wherein the measuring light source is a super luminescent diode or a laser diode, the center wavelength of which is 850 to 940 nm. . 請求項1の眼屈折力測定装置は、前記2次元撮像素子に受光される2次元パターン像から眼屈折力を求めるために必要とされる受光信号の強度を得つつ,前記2次元撮像素子に受光される前記2次元パターン像に含まれるノイズ成分となる受光信号を抑制するために、前記測定光源が発する測定光の波長領域と前記2次元撮像素子の波長感度特性に基づいて、前記2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインが設定されていることを特徴とする眼屈折力測定装置。 The eye refractive power measuring device according to claim 1 obtains the intensity of a received light signal required for obtaining the eye refractive power from the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional image sensor, and the two-dimensional image sensor. In order to suppress a received light signal that is a noise component included in the received two-dimensional pattern image, the two-dimensional image is obtained based on the wavelength region of the measurement light emitted from the measurement light source and the wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the two-dimensional image sensor. An eye refractive power measuring apparatus, wherein an imaging gain of an imaging element is set. 請求項2の眼屈折力測定装置において、前記2次元撮像素子に受光される2次元パターン像はリングパターン像であり、前記2次元撮像素子の撮像ゲインの設定は前記2次元パターン像の内側領域に生じるノイズ成分を抑制するように行われることを特徴とする眼屈折力測定装置。 3. The eye refractive power measurement apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional image sensor is a ring pattern image, and an imaging gain setting of the two-dimensional image sensor is an inner region of the two-dimensional pattern image. An eye refractive power measurement apparatus, which is performed so as to suppress a noise component generated in the eye. 請求項2の眼屈折力測定装置において、前記撮像ゲインの設定は前記2次元撮像素子に受光される前記2次元パターン像の位置を検出する際の各輝度信号の波形がその波形のピークを境に左右対称となるように設定されることを特徴とする眼屈折力測定装置。 3. The eye refractive power measurement apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the setting of the imaging gain is such that the waveform of each luminance signal at the time of detecting the position of the two-dimensional pattern image received by the two-dimensional imaging element is a boundary of the waveform peak. An eye refractive power measuring device is set so as to be symmetrical with respect to the left and right. 請求項1の眼屈折力測定装置は、前記2次元受光素子により撮像される2次元パターン像を複数取得し、該複数の画像データ同士を加算処理し得られた加算処理済の画像データに基づいて被検眼の眼屈折力を求める演算処理手段と、を備えることを特徴とする眼屈折力測定装置。 The eye refractive power measurement apparatus according to claim 1 is based on image data that has been subjected to addition processing obtained by acquiring a plurality of two-dimensional pattern images captured by the two-dimensional light receiving element and adding the plurality of image data to each other. And an arithmetic processing means for obtaining the eye refractive power of the eye to be examined. 請求項5の眼屈折力測定装置において、前記演算処理手段により前記画像データ同士を加算処理する前に、各画像データに対して予め所定のノイズ成分の測定信号を減算処理により除去する減算手段を備えることを特徴とする眼屈折力測定装置。
6. The eye refractive power measurement apparatus according to claim 5, wherein subtraction means for removing a measurement signal of a predetermined noise component in advance from each image data by subtraction before adding the image data to each other by the arithmetic processing means. An eye refractive power measuring device comprising:
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