Patent attributes
An ophthalmic apparatus capable of observing an examinee's eye even during switching of measurement modes comprises a first measurement unit, a second measurement unit, an up-and-down movement mechanism, a display device, mode switching means which generates a mode switching signal for switching between a first measurement mode and a second measurement mode, and a control unit which drives and controls the up-and-down movement mechanism to change a state in which a first center axis and the eye are placed at substantially a same height into a state in which a second center axis and the eye are placed at substantially a same height by moving a main body of the apparatus, and controls to display the image outputted from a first image-pickup element and the image outputted from a second image-pickup element simultaneously on the display device during a shift from the first measurement mode to the second measurement mode.
