Patent ID: 6636696
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A fundus camera for photographing a fundus of an eye to be examined comprising:observation means having a photographing element for picking up an image of the fundus illuminated in illumination light for observation and a monitor on which the picked-up image of the fundus is displayed; photographing means for photographing an image of the fundus illuminated in illumination light for photographing; fixation target presenting means for movably presenting a fixation target in an arbitrary position, the fixation target being visually identified by the eye; designating means for designating a position on the fundus image displayed on the monitor; calculating means for calculating a coordinate position of the designated position with respect to a photographing center of the photographing means; and control means for controlling the fixation target presenting means to move a presenting position of the fixation target based on the obtained coordinate position so that a position of the fundus corresponding to the designated position moves to a photographing central part.