Optometry apparatus controller, optometry system, and storage medium having optometry apparatus program stored therein

Abstract

In an optometry apparatus controller provided in an electric optometry apparatus including an optical element disposed in front of an examinee's eye and a switch mechanism that electrically switches the optical element, for instructing the switching of the optical element, the controller includes a touchscreen configured to display an operation screen for operating the electric optometry apparatus main body, displays, as the operation screen, a graphic image of a manual optometry apparatus as viewed from an operator side, the manual optometry apparatus including a plurality of operating units and being configured to switch the optical element disposed in front of the eye by an operation with respect to the operating units, and outputs a control signal to the electric optometry apparatus main body based on a touch input with respect to the graphic image on the touchscreen.

Claims

1. A method for wirelessly controlling an electric refractor and a target presenting device using a tablet computer, comprising: inputting an input signal for wirelessly controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device; wirelessly controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device based on the input signal; and displaying a diopter power of an optical element set in the electric refractor and a target presented by the target presenting device on a display of the tablet computer as an operation screen during inputting the input signal and controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device, wherein the electric refractor comprises a pair of left and right lens chamber units, each of the left and right lens chamber units comprises a lens disc that comprises a plurality of lens discs, and the wirelessly controlling comprises switching a plurality of diopter powers of at least one of the plurality of lens discs based on the input signal inputted during displaying the diopter power on the display.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying an image of a manual refractor on the display of the tablet computer as the operation screen during inputting the input signal and controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device, wherein the wirelessly controlling comprises switching the plurality of diopter powers of at least one of the plurality of lens discs based on the input signal inputted during displaying the image of the manual refractor on the display.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying an image of a trial frame and trial frame lenses on the display of the tablet computer as the operation screen during inputting the input signal and controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input signal is input via a touchscreen provided in the tablet computer.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising simultaneously displaying both of the diopter power of the optical element set in the electric refractor and the target presented by the target presenting device on the display of the tablet computer as the operation screen during inputting the input signal and controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device.

6. A method for wirelessly controlling an electric refractor and a target presenting device using a tablet computer, comprising: inputting an input signal for wirelessly controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device; wirelessly controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device based on the input signal; and displaying a diopter power of an optical element set in the electric refractor and a target presented by the target presenting device on a display of the tablet computer as an operation screen during inputting the input signal and controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device, wherein the electric refractor comprises a pair of left and right lens chamber units, each of the left and right lens chamber units comprises a lens disc that comprises a plurality of lens discs, and the wirelessly controlling comprises: reading at least either one of direction and amount of an input operation with respect to the operation screen; transmitting, to a driving part of the lens disc, a drive signal including information about the at least either one of direction and amount; and controlling the driving part to move the lens disc in accordance with the information about the at least either one of direction and amount included in the drive signal.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising simultaneously displaying both of the diopter power of the optical element set in the electric refractor and the target presented by the target presenting device on the display of the tablet computer as the operation screen during inputting the input signal and controlling the electric refractor and the target presenting device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optometry system as a whole according to the present embodiment.

(2) FIG. 2 is a schematic exterior diagram of an optometry apparatus according to the present embodiment as viewed from the examinee side.

(3) FIG. 3 is a control system block diagram according to the present embodiment.

(4) FIG. 4 illustrates an example of lens discs according to the present embodiment.

(5) FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a controller according to the present embodiment.

(6) FIG. 6 is a flowchart describing the control for driving driving parts of a lens chamber unit by the dragging of a point designated on a touchscreen.

(7) FIG. 7 illustrates the operation of a PD adjusting knob displayed on the controller.

(8) FIG. 8 illustrates the operation of a turret displayed on the controller.

(9) FIG. 9 illustrates the operation of an auxiliary lens knob displayed on the controller.

(10) FIG. 10 illustrates the operation of a spherical disc displayed on the controller.

(11) FIG. 11 illustrates the operation of a cylindrical power conversion knob displayed on the controller.

(12) FIG. 12 illustrates a modification of the controller.

(13) FIG. 13 illustrates a modification of the controller.

(14) FIG. 14 illustrates a modification of the controller.

(15) FIG. 15 illustrates a modification of the controller.

(16) FIG. 16 illustrates a modification of the controller.

(17) FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of the controller according to the second embodiment.

(18) FIG. 18 illustrates the operation of a PD adjusting button displayed on the controller.

(19) FIG. 19 illustrates an operation procedure for modifying the spherical diopter power using the controller.

(20) FIG. 20 illustrates an operation procedure for modifying the spherical diopter power using the controller.

(21) FIG. 21 illustrates an operation procedure for modifying the spherical diopter power using the controller.

(22) FIG. 22 illustrates an operation procedure for modifying the cylindrical power and the astigmatic axis angle using the controller.

(23) FIG. 23 illustrates an operation procedure for modifying the cylindrical power and the astigmatic axis angle using the controller.

(24) FIG. 24 illustrates an operation procedure for modifying the cylindrical power and the astigmatic axis angle using the controller.

(25) FIG. 25 illustrates an operation procedure for inverting the cross cylinder using the controller.

(26) FIG. 26 illustrates an operation procedure for inverting the cross cylinder using the controller.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(27) 1 Apparatus main body 6 Movable unit 9 Controller 12 Relay unit 20 Target presenting device 30 Display panel 60 Lens chamber units 61 Optometry window 64 Lens disc 65 Optical element 101 Optometry window 102 Lens chamber unit main body 105 PD adjusting knob 112 Forehead rest lamp 116 Auxiliary lens knob 120 Spherical disc 122 Astigmatic axis conversion knob 124 Cylindrical power conversion knob 125 Cylindrical power display portion 126 Target chart button 130 Cross cylinder 134 Cross cylinder knob 137 Near/far switching button 400a Trial frame 400a1 Lens mount frame 400a2 Astigmatic axis angle scale 400a3 Bridge 400a4 Forehead rest lamp 400b Trial frame lens 400b1 Spherical lens 400b2 Cylindrical lens 400b3 Auxiliary lens 405 PD adjusting button 407 PD display portion 425 Information display portion 427 Target chart selection button 437 Near/far switching button 441 Spherical diopter power plus button 442 Spherical diopter power minus button 443 Cylindrical power plus button 444 Cylindrical power minus button 451 Spherical diopter power selection screen 453 Spherical diopter power determination button 455 Cylindrical power selection screen 457 Cylindrical power determination button 459 Auxiliary lens selection screen 461 Auxiliary lens determination button