Patent ID: 8144992

Claim:
An eye condition detection apparatus comprising: a first light source; a second light source; a camera that images a driver's eye image in a vehicle under a light from the first and the second light sources; and a control unit that executes a control based on a condition of the driver's eye image imaged by the camera, wherein the first light source is positioned to the right relative to the camera in a driver's view from a driver's seat with its light axis tilted to the right relative to an imaging direction of the camera, the second light source is positioned to the left relative to the camera in the driver's view from a driver's seat with its light axis tilted to the left relative to the imaging direction of the camera, the light axis of the first light source is tilted in a vertical direction relative to the light axis of the second light source, the first light source is disposed in the vehicle on a right front pillar, and the second light source is disposed in the vehicle on a surface of a ceiling of the vehicle at a proximity of a foot of a rearview mirror post.