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Title:
MEIBOMIAN GLAND OBSERVING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009285447
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a meibomian gland observing device which facilitates observation necessary for examination without causing an examination probe to directly touch the eyelid and allows both the upper and lower eyelids to be observed in a relatively short time.

The meibomian gland observing device comprises a light source for emitting light including infrared radiation, a visible light cut filter which is not transparent to visible light and transparent to at least part of the infrared radiation, an optical system for transmitting the light emitted from the light source and transmitted through the visible light cut filter, to an observation part, an optical system for transmitting the light from the observation part to an infrared camera, the infrared camera, and a display for converting the image captured by the infrared camera into a visible image and displaying it thereon. The meibomian gland observing device is used for imaging the observation part which is a region including meibomian glands in the everted eyelid and illuminated with light from the light source by capturing the light reflected from the observation part by means of the infrared camera.


Inventors:
AMANO SHIRO
ARITA REIKO
KAMOTO YOSHINORI
Application Number:
JP2008210103A
Publication Date:
December 10, 2009
Filing Date:
August 18, 2008
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
AMANO SHIRO
ARITA REIKO
KAMOTO YOSHINORI
International Classes:
A61B3/12; A61B3/10
Domestic Patent References:
JP2004236727A2004-08-26
JP2003310553A2003-11-05
JP2004329879A2004-11-25
JPH07124119A1995-05-16
JP2004236727A2004-08-26
JP2003310553A2003-11-05
Other References:
JPN6012063031; 小室青: 'I前眼部検査装置 11.マイボーム腺検査装置' 眼科 第49巻 第10号9月増刊号, 20070930, P.1331-1339, 金原出版株式可視や
JPN6012063029; Nohiko Yokoi: 'A Newly Developed Video-Meibography System Featuring Newly Designed Probe' Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology Vol.51 No.1, 200702, P.51,53-55
JPN6012063031; 小室青: 'I前眼部検査装置 11.マイボーム腺検査装置' 眼科 第49巻 第10号9月増刊号, 20070930, P.1331-1339, 金原出版株式会社
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Service Corporation Patent Office Sykes