Patent ID: 8985771
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus, configured to capture an image of an eye, the image capturing apparatus comprising: a plurality of image sensing modules configured to simultaneously capture a plurality of images of a fundus of the eye from different directions, each comprising an image sensor and a lens, wherein the images of the fundus of the eye comprise a central image and a plurality of peripheral images adjacent to the central image, and the central image is partially overlapped with each of the peripheral images and each overlapping portions between two peripheral images; at least one light source, emitting an illumination light, wherein the illumination light irradiates the eye, and the eye reflects the illumination light into an image light, the image light comprises a plurality of sub-image beams, and the sub-image beams are respectively transmitted to the image sensors through the lenses of the image sensing modules; and a processing unit, electrically connected to the image sensing modules to synthesize a plurality of images of the eye that are respectively produced by the sub-image beams detected by the image sensors, wherein the processing unit comprises: