Patent ID: 7293875

Claim:
A device ( 01 ) for carrying out examinations of the human eye, comprising a diagnostic unit ( 02 ), which when examinations are carried out is arranged in front of the left or the right eye, and comprising a frame ( 03 ) which comprises an upper part ( 04 ) and a lower part ( 05 ), wherein the lower part ( 05 ) is arranged so as to be stationary, and wherein the upper part ( 04 ) carries the diagnostic unit ( 02 ) and for positioning the diagnostic unit ( 02 ) in front of the left or the right eye can be adjusted in the X-direction relative to the lower part ( 05 ) wherein the device ( 01 ) comprises at least one sensor system ( 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ) with which the position of the upper part ( 04 ) can be measured in the X-direction relative to the lower part ( 05 ), wherein the at least one sensor system is adapted to determine whether the diagnostic unit is arranged in front of the left or the right eye and wherein the sensor system ( 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ) operates in a non-contacting manner.