Patent ID: 9326676
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a light source configured to generate measuring light; a scanning unit configured to scan the measuring light onto a fundus of a subject's eye; a detection unit configured to detect light obtained by combining return light that is returned from the fundus irradiated by the measuring light, with a reference light corresponding to the measuring light; a fixation lamp configured to guide a line of sight of the subject's eye; an acquisition unit configured to acquire an instruction on a position of a part of a fundus image of the subject's eye at a first fixation lamp turn-on position; a fixation lamp setting unit configured to set a second fixation lamp turn-on position according to the position of the part and the first fixation lamp turn-on position; a scanning position setting unit configured to set a scanning position of the measuring light on the fundus according to the position of the part and the set second fixation lamp turn-on position; and a control unit configured to control the fixation lamp according to the set second fixation lamp turn-on position and to control the scanning unit according to the set scanning position.