Patent ID: 6550916
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ophthalmological apparatus comprising:an illuminator configured and positioned to project light toward an eye to be examined, thereby illuminating the eye to be examined; an image pickup device configured and positioned to receive light from the illuminated, examined eye, to form an image of the illuminated, examined eye, and to generate a signal representing the image; a signal converter, connected to said image pickup device to receive the signal generated by said image pickup device, said signal converter being configured to convert the received signal to digital data by a conversion operation; at least one additional element; and a controller, connected to said illuminator, said image pickup device, said signal converter, and said at least one additional element, said controller receiving signals from said image pickup device, said signal converter, and said at least one additional element, said controller transmitting control signals to said illuminator, said image pickup device, said signal converter, and said one additional element, respectively controlling said illuminator, said image pickup device, said signal converter, and said at least one additional element, and said controller generating a limit signal to limit a predetermined operation of said at least one additional element while said signal converter is performing the conversion operation and to prevent illumination of the illuminator while said signal converter performs the conversion operation.