A telecommunications system for the investigation of an eye and ophthalmological an apparatus for such a system

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To examine an eye through an examiner's operation of an eye examination device at a place different from a subject's place by providing an operation means positioned at a place different from the subject's place, a communication means to connect the operation means and an examination means to each other and a means to realize a communication between the tester and the testee. ;SOLUTION: Each eye examination unit 100 is connected to the public line communication network such as a telephone line via a modem 1, and capable of sending and receiving various signals to and from each other. Furthermore, the eye examination unit 100 is formed out of a subjective eye refractive power measurement device 2, a controller 3, an index indication device 4, a relay unit 5, an objective ocular refractometer 6, a lens meter 7, a microphone 8 and a speaker 9. The index indication device 4 in this case shows various test indexes to a subject and the relay unit 5 operates for relaying a communication between each device. In addition, the microphone 8 and the speaker 9 are used for a communication such as a conversation and a response between the subject and an examiner in a remote place.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1998,JPO