Patent ID: 8157377
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ophthalmologic photographing apparatus comprising: an optical system configured to observe and photograph a subject's eye; a pedestal configured to move the optical system backward and forward and right and left relative to the subject's eye; an auxiliary lens configured to be able to be inserted into and retracted from the optical system; a focusing lens configured to focus the optical system on the subject's eye; a focusing lens driving unit configured to move the focusing lens along an optical axis; a pedestal position detection unit configured to detect that the pedestal is away from the subject's eye by a predetermined distance; an auxiliary lens insertion detection unit configured to detect that the auxiliary lens is inserted into the optical system; a storage unit configured to store a position of the focusing lens; and a control unit configured to cause the focusing lens driving unit to move the focusing lens to a predetermined position stored in the storage unit based on outputs from the pedestal position detection unit and the auxiliary lens insertion detection unit.