Patent ID: 8079710
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A61B,A61H

Abstract:
1. An ophthalmic apparatus having a first position and a second position, said ophthalmic apparatus comprising: a first wall exhibiting a formation at one end for receiving a portion of a user's forehead when the ophthalmic apparatus is in the first position, said first wall generally extending away from said formation of said first wall, said first wall formation further exhibiting a first wall formation indent portion arranged to accommodate the user's nose when the ophthalmic apparatus is in the second position; a second wall exhibiting a formation at one end for receiving the portion of the user's forehead when the ophthalmic apparatus is in the second position, said second wall generally opposing said first wall and extending away from said formation of said second wall, said second wall formation further exhibiting a second wall formation indent portion arranged to accommodate the user's nose when the ophthalmic apparatus is in the second position; a pair of side walls connecting said first wall to said second wall and forming a light occluding casing in cooperation with said first wall and said second wall; and a single target object arranged to be in optical communication with the user's first eye when the ophthalmic apparatus is in said first position and to be in optical communication with the user's second eye when the ophthalmic apparatus is in said second position, said single target object fixed in relationship to said formation of said first wall, said formation of said second wall and said pair of side walls, said fixed relationship to said formations and said side walls unchanged between said first position and said second position, wherein said second position represents a 180° rotation of the ophthalmic apparatus from said first position, said rotation being about a longitudinal axis located between said first wall and said second wall, said longitudinal axis generally meeting the bridge of the user's nose and extending in a direction generally orthogonal to a plane defined by the user's face.