Patent ID: 7153266
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A noncontact tonometer, comprising: blowing means for blowing air onto a cornea; photographing means for photographing an image of an anterior ocular segment; storage means for storing the image of the anterior ocular segment; control means for causing said storage means to store the image of the anterior ocular segment substantially immediately before air is blown onto the cornea; intraocular pressure measuring means for measuring an intraocular pressure value and obtaining a measured result based on the amount of deformation of the cornea due to the air blown onto the cornea; display means for displaying the stored image of the anterior ocular segment; and determining means for determining whether the stored image of the anterior ocular segment is displayed on said display means or not, based on the measured result obtained by said intraocular pressure measuring means.