JPH032241Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed explanation of the idea]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION FIELD The present invention relates to an automatic visual acuity meter that automatically tests the visual acuity of a subject, and more specifically, to an improvement in the visual target presentation method. PRIOR ART From among a plurality of optotypes in one plane, for example, a plurality of Landolt optotypes that have multiple visual acuity levels from 0.1 to 2.0, and whose cut direction is either up, down, left, or right. 2. Description of the Related Art An automatic visual acuity meter that has an optotype board made of a liquid crystal display means that can selectively display desired information has been put into practical use. However, in the above-mentioned conventional visual acuity meter, the Landolt optotype is displayed in a random position, which is automatically selected by the visual acuity test program and the processing program of the visual acuity meter depending on whether the answer of the examinee is correct or incorrect. There was a problem in which it was difficult to find the Landolt optotype to visually recognize the direction of the cut. Furthermore, the automatic visual acuity meter normally determines that the examinee does not have visual acuity related to the presented optotype, not only when the examinee's answer is incorrect, but also when the examinee does not respond within a predetermined time. It is configured. Therefore, if it takes time to find the visual target presented as described above, visual acuity will be judged without taking the appropriate amount of time to gaze in the direction of the break in Landolt's ring, resulting in an incorrect test. You will get results. Purpose of the invention The present invention was made in order to eliminate the conventional drawbacks, and the purpose is to present the optotype without having a special configuration for displaying the optotype and by simple operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic visual acuity meter that is capable of displaying the visual acuity meter without causing any misunderstanding by the subject. Structure of the invention The structural features of the present invention to achieve the above objectives are an automatic visual acuity meter that displays multiple visual targets simultaneously to the subject and automatically selects and presents a specific visual target. In the method, the optotype is configured to be blinkable, and has means for blinking the erroneously selected optotype within a predetermined time at the beginning of the presentation of the selected optotype, and after the lapse of the above-mentioned time, the selected optotype is blinked. An automatic visual acuity meter is characterized in that it tests a subject's visual acuity in a lit state. Effects of the invention According to the present invention, it is possible to have the examinee find the presentation position of the optotype extremely easily. Inspection errors can be prevented from occurring. Embodiment (1) External configuration FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of an automatic visual acuity testing device (hereinafter simply referred to as a visual acuity meter) according to the present invention. On the operation panel 11 located in front of the pedestal 10 on the subject's side, there is a start switch 12 consisting of a push button switch for starting the measurement.
and an answer switch 13 for answering the cut direction of the Landolt optotype visually recognized by the subject. An apparatus housing 15 stands upright on the pedestal 10, and two windows 16 are provided on the front side of the housing 15 on the subject's side to allow the subject to look at the optotype with both eyes.
a, 16b, and a forehead rest member 17 are provided. Furthermore, a printer 19 is attached to the housing 15 to print out the test results. This printer has a calendar input device 19a for inputting the year, month, and day of the inspection date. The answer switch 13 has a pyramid-shaped central projection 20, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
, push button switches 21 to 24 are arranged front to back, left and right around this center, and each switch is used to indicate to the subject which cut direction of the Landolt optotype each of these push button switches corresponds to. It is composed of Landolt marks 21a to 24a displayed close to each other. Even if the examinee constantly looks into the windows 16a and 16b,
With this configuration, it is possible to know the overall arrangement of the answer switch 13 and the positions of the push button switches 21 to 24 based on the tactile sensation of the central protrusion 20. At the rear of the upper surface 18 of the housing 15, an operator operation panel 30 shown in FIG. 3 is disposed. This operation panel 30 includes a power switch 301 consisting of a toggle switch with a built-in pilot lamp, a measurement sequence setting knob 302, an optotype presentation time setting knob 303, and examination menu setting switches 304 to 310 consisting of push button switches. A switch 311 for turning on the astigmatism chart, an optical path selection switch 312 for selecting whether to put the astigmatism chart into the left eye optical path or the right eye optical path, and a push-button end switch provided to end the measurement. 313, pilot lamps 304a to 310a for displaying the ON-OFF status of each test menu setting switch, pilot lamps 315a and 315b for indicating which of the left eye or right eye is being measured, and a visual acuity of 0.7. Judgment lamps 316a and 316b for indicating the judgment result of the measurement using the optotype as "pass" or "fail", and a liquid crystal display panel 320 for indicating the optotype presented to the subject during the measurement as a visual acuity value. is installed.
Here, each of the above-mentioned pilot lamps 304a to 316b is composed of an LED. (2) Optical system Figure 4 shows the optical layout of this visual acuity meter. The right eye optical path OR and the left eye optical path OL have the same configuration. The light emitted from the optotype illumination light sources 40R, 40L is reflected by the concave mirrors 41R, 41L, and then the light emitted from the optotype illumination light source 40R, 40L is reflected by the optotype plate 42.
Illuminate R and 42L. The optotype plates 42R, 42L are arranged at the focal positions of the distance lenses 43R, 43L arranged in the windows 16a, 16b. The light from the optotype plates 42R and 42L is passed through a half mirror 44.
After being reflected by R, 44L, mirrors 45R, 45
Reflected by L, 46R, 46L and lens 43R, 4
The light is made into a parallel light beam by 3L and enters the eye E to be examined. Normally, when testing the visual acuity of one eye, a visual target is not presented to the other eye, but it is said that it is necessary to provide a bright field similar to that of the eye to be measured. Therefore, in this embodiment, the bright field light sources 47R, 47
L and diffusion plates 48R and 48L. For example, when testing the right eye, the light source 40R illuminates the optotype plate 42R and presents the optotype to the subject's right eye ER.
At this time, the light source 47L of the left eye optical path OL is also turned on, and the light diffused by the diffuser plate 48L is transmitted through the half mirror 44L and then reflected by the mirrors 45L and 46L, giving a bright field to the subject's left eye EL. The distance lenses 43R and 43L have auxiliary lens groups 49R and 49L. These auxiliary lens group 4
9R and 49L are, for example, lenses 491R and 491L for farsightedness examination having a refractive power of +0.5D, for example, +
Near vision inspection lens 492R with 3.0D refractive power,
492L and pinhole plates 493R and 493L each having a large number of pinholes. These auxiliary lens groups 49R, 49L are mounted on turret plates 495R, 495L, as shown in FIG.
and selectively inserted into their respective optical paths. Transparent apertures 494R and 494L are also formed in the turret plates 495R and 495L, and are placed in the respective optical paths during long-distance inspection. These turret plates 495R, 495L have gears 4 on their rotating shafts 497R, 497L, respectively.
It has 98R and 498L. These gears 49
8R, 498L has tension belt 499R,
499L is hung, and two belts 499
R and 499L are connected to a gear 496a attached to one end of the rotating shaft of the pulse motor 496. With this configuration, the rotation of the motor 496 rotates the turret plates 495R and 495L. On the other hand, a slit plate 500 having a slit 500a is provided at the other end of the rotating shaft 496a of the motor 496.
is installed. This slit 500a corresponds to apertures 494R and 497L,
When this slit 500a is rotated to the position of the photo interrupter 501 which is its detector, the apertures 494R and 494L are set in the respective optical paths.
It is configured to be located within OR and OL. The optotype plates 42R and 42L each include a diffuser plate 421, a liquid crystal plate 422, and a mask plate 423, as shown in FIG. The diffusion plate 421 functions to diffuse the light from the light source 40. As shown in FIG. 6, various patterns 401 to 409 are formed on the liquid crystal plate 422, which turn black when energized. Landolt optotype pattern 401
Among patterns 409 to 409, patterns 401 to 405 corresponding to visual acuity of 0.1 to 0.5 have circular arc portions 40 so that cuts in four directions can be selectively switched and displayed.
1a and each cut portion 401b are formed independently. Then, for example, the rightward Landolt optotype is obtained by energizing and blackening everything except the right cut portion 416b. On the other hand, patterns 406 to 409 corresponding to a visual acuity of 0.6 to 0.9 are configured as a group of four Landolt optotypes whose cut directions are vertical, horizontal, and vertical. Further, a sunburst type astigmatism table pattern 410 is formed on the liquid crystal panel 422, and a clock time display pattern 411 is formed on each meridian so that the direction thereof can be easily determined. Below the astigmatism table pattern 410 are 16 rectangular patterns 412a.
Shutter row pattern 41 formed by arranging in a row
2 is formed. Shutter row pattern 41
Further below 2, a shutter group 413 for stereoscopic viewing charts is formed to control the presentation of stereoscopic viewing charts, which will be described later. The mask plate 423, as shown in FIG.
Visual acuity 1.0, 1.2, 1.5 and
A total of 16 Landolt optotypes 415 in four directions (up, down, left, and right) corresponding to 0.2 are arranged in groups of four. In this example, from the right side of the figure, 1.0, 1.2,
Visual targets corresponding to visual acuity of 1.5 and 2.0 are arranged. Below the Landolt optotype column 416, there is a diamond-shaped 5
Openings 416a, 416b, 416c, 41
A mask portion 417 is formed in which 6d and 416e are formed in correspondence with the above-described shutter group 413 for stereoscopic viewing charts. Four small diamond shapes 418 are formed in each of the openings, one of which is shifted in position from the other small diamond shapes in the horizontal direction. For example, the small diamond shape 419a within the opening 416a has a center distance of D ₁ (D ₁ >S) with respect to the reference center-to-center distance S of other small diamond shapes. One of the diamond shapes 419b to 419e in the other openings 416b to 416e also has a center-to-center distance of D ₂ to D ₅ , respectively. Here D ₁ > D ₂ > D ₃
>D ₄ >S>D ₅ , and the deflection directions in this embodiment are all in the right horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the stereoscopic chart 416a represents a parallax of 4', and the chart 416b represents a parallax of 1'.
16c has a parallax of 3', and chart 416d has a parallax of 3.
0'', and the chart 416e is configured to give a parallax of 2'. The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is a mask plate for the right eye, and the mask plate for the left eye is the same as the mask plate shown in FIG. The patterns 415 and 415 described above are formed mirror-symmetrically.
417 is formed by depositing chromium on a glass substrate. (3) Electrical system Figure 8 is a block diagram showing the electrical system of this vision meter. The electrical system is a ROM (read-only) that stores the inspection sequence program described later.
memory) 606 and RAM (random access
to control the entire electrical system according to the sequence stored in memory) 608 and ROM 606.
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
607 and a drive system 60 for each of the aforementioned components.
0 and an interface 605 that communicates between the drive system 600 and the CPU 607. CPU607 has CTC (counter, timer,
circuit) 609 is connected. CTC6
09 is a pulse for controlling the rotation of the pulse motor 496 and a liquid crystal plate 4 of the optotype plates 42R and 42L.
The CPU sends pulses to select the cut direction of the Landolt optotype presented by 22R and 422L.
607. That is, the CTC 609 is configured as a down counter whose lower four digits decrease sequentially from "1111" to "0000" as shown in Table 1. This down count starts at the same time as the power is turned on and is constantly performed.

[Table] The CPU 607 uses CTC 6 immediately before the visual target presentation step.
Read the count of 09, and if the last two digits of the count value are "11", the break of the Landolt optotype is on the "top", and if it is "10", it is on the "bottom", so it is "01". If "right" is "00"
In this case, select each Landolt optotype as shown on the "left". With this configuration, the direction of the break in the Landolt optotype is randomly presented due to the randomness of both the time from power-on until the test subject turns on the start switch 12 and the time from power-on to the response time from the answer switch 13. The drive system 600 includes the operation panel 30, a driver circuit 610 for driving the liquid crystal panel 320,
Driver circuit 602 for lighting the light sources 40R, 40L, 47L, 47R, optotype plates 42R, 42
It is roughly composed of driver circuits 603 and 604 for driving the liquid crystal panels 422R and 422L, respectively, and a speaker 610 and its driver circuit 611 for producing sound when an answer is input by the answer switch. Measuring Method and Operation of the Apparatus (1) Overall Measurement Flow FIG. 9 shows a flowchart showing the entire measurement procedure by this visual acuity meter, which will be explained in detail below. Step 1-1: Switch the power switch 301 on the operation panel 30 to "on" to turn on the power. Step 1-2: The CPU 607 communicates with the photo interrupter 5 via the interface 605.
01 detects the slit 500a, that is, whether the transparent aperture 494
It is determined whether R, 494L is located within the optical path. Photo interrupter 50
1 does not detect the slit 500a, the pulse motor 496 is
The apertures 494R and 494L are positioned within the optical path by rotating with the pulse output from the aperture 494R and 494L. Also, CPU607 is RAM60
Delete the previous data saved in 8. Step 1-3: The examiner uses the operation panel 30 to select and set the measurement sequence, examination menu, and optotype presentation time. In other words, the measurement sequence is set using the setting knob 30.
2, and in the case of a naked eye or correction test, the knob 302 is set to the "naked eye" or "correction" position. If it is desired to automatically perform the correction examination after the naked eye examination, the knob 302 is set to the "naked eye+correction" position. Next, the optotype presentation time is determined by the knob 303 in consideration of the subject's age, test experience, familiarity, etc. In this example,
When set to "1", a visual target presentation time of 3 seconds, when set to "2", 5 seconds, and when set to "3", 7 seconds is obtained. Timing is performed by the CTC 609, and when the desired time has arrived, the CPU 607 controls the driver circuit 603 to erase the visual target. The inspection menu is a push button switch 30.
Set by pressing 4 through 310. "Binocular" menu (Switch 310)
automatically shifts to binocular testing after the right eye test and left eye test. This “both eyes”
If no selection is made from the menu, a monocular examination will be performed for each eye. Step 1-4: The CPU 607 executes the measurement sequence, inspection menu, and
The optotype presentation time is read, and then the light source 40R of the right eye optical path and the light source 47b of the left eye optical path are turned on to complete measurement preparation. Step 1-5: The CPU 607 determines whether or not the start switch 12 has been turned on by the subject. If it has been turned on, the process proceeds to the next step 1-6. If it remains OFF, return to the previous step 1-3 so that you can respond to changes in the measurement sequence or inspection menu. Step 1-6: A measurement processing subroutine to be described later is executed based on the setting measurement sequence, setting inspection menu, etc. read in step 1-4. Step 1-7: The CPU 607 counts the number of times the set inspection menu is passed, that is, the number of times it is executed. Step 1-8: The CPU 607 determines whether or not it is necessary to proceed to step 1-9, which determines the number of passes in the previous step 1-7, according to the set measurement sequence. Measurement sequence is "naked eye + correction"
If it is set to , proceed to the next step 1.
Proceed to -9. If it is set to "Naked eye" or "Correction", proceed to the next step 1-9.
Go to step 1-10. Step 1-9: Check whether the number of passes counted in Step 1-7 is 2 or more. That is, two tests are performed: an inspection of the all-settings test menu with the naked eye, and an test of the all-settings test menu in the correction state. Determine whether or not it has been executed. If two tests have been performed, move on to the next step 1-10. If it is less than twice, the process moves to step 1-11, where the subject is made to wear glasses or contact lenses and prepare for a visual acuity test in a corrected state. After completing the preparations, the subject presses the start switch 12.
is turned on again (step 1-12), the steps from step 1-6 are executed again, and the effectiveness of the correction state is tested. Step 1-10: Number of passes N≧ in Step 1-9
If it is determined as 2, the measurement result, that is, the visual acuity of the subject is printed out using the printer 19. In addition to visual acuity values for the left and right eyes, the printout also includes binocular visual acuity, 0.7 precision test pass/fail judgment results, stereoscopic vision ability results, etc. depending on the setting test menu. The examination date set by the calendar input device 19a is also printed. When the printout is completed, the apparatus returns to step 1-2 and enters the initial state for the next patient. (2) Measurement processing subroutine FIG. 10 is a subroutine flowchart showing steps 1-6 of the above-mentioned measurement processing in more detail. Based on the inspection menu read in step 1-4, the CPU 607 determines whether or not to execute the measurement processing steps (steps 2-1 to 2-6), and if the determination result is "YES", each test ( Step 2-7 or Step 2
-12) is executed. The subroutines of each test will be explained below. Note that when the hyperopia check test (step 2-9) or pinhole check test (step 2-10) is selected alone,
The CPU607 first performs a distance visual acuity test (Step 2).
-7), each test step is executed, and the test results of the two are compared. (3) Screening test Figure 11 shows a flowchart of the screening test. This screening test includes the distance visual acuity test (step 2-7), the near visual acuity test (step 2-8), and the hyperopia check test (step 2-7) of the measurement processing subroutine described above.
9) and pinhole check test (Step 2)
-10) are commonly performed for testing the left eye, right eye, and both eyes. However, during the near visual acuity test, lenses 492R and 492L, and during the far vision check test, lenses 491R and 491L
Pinhole plate 4 during pinhole check test
The difference is that 93R and 493L are each inserted into the optical path. Insertion of these lenses requires CPU6
07 is executed by rotating the motor 496 by associating the number of pulses previously stored in the ROM 606 corresponding to each lens with the number of pulses input from the CTC 609. The operation of each step will be explained below using a distance visual acuity test as an example. Step 3-1: The CPU 607 first uses the pilot lamp 304 to indicate to the examiner that the distance visual acuity test will be performed from the subject's right eye.
Turn on a and 315b. Next CPU60
7 clears the previous data stored in the failure number storage area of the RAM 608.
Reset to . Step 3-2: The CPU 607 controls the visual acuity of the liquid crystal panel 422R via the driver circuit 603.
Among the Landolt optotypes 407 of 0.7, a Landolt optotype in either the left, right, upper or lower cut direction is presented based on the combination of the last two digits of the count value of the CTC 609 at that time, and the response switch 13 receives an answer from the test subject. have. When switch 13 is pressed, speaker 61
1 says "Pitsu" and confirms the switch response. At the same time, the visual acuity value of 0.7 of the presented optotype is digitally displayed on the liquid crystal panel 320. Here, each Landolt optotype is displayed within a predetermined time period, for example, 0.5 at the initial stage of presentation.
The optotype is blinked for a few seconds to make it easier for the subject to visually recognize the presentation position. This is CTC6
In this embodiment, the counter from 09 is read by the CPU 607, the CTC 609 counts every 0.1 msec, and when the last digit of the count value is "1", the LCD screen 42
The driver circuit 6 is configured by the CPU 607 to drive 2R to present the visual target, and to stop driving and not present the visual target when the last digit is "0".
This is achieved by controlling 03. If the answer from the subject matches the cut direction of the presented Landolt optotype, the CPU 607 causes the process to proceed to step 3-4. If the answers do not match or there is no answer within the visual target presentation time, proceed to step 3-
Move to 3. When the answers do not match, the speaker 611 utters "Peets" to warn the subject. Step 3-3 and Step 3-11: CPU60
Step 7 determines the cutting direction of the Landolt optotype from the last two digits of the count value of the CTC 609 at the start of execution of this step, and controls the driver circuit 603 to present the Landolt optotype 401 with visual acuity of 0.1. FIG. 12 shows an example of the presentation. At the same time, the liquid crystal plate 32
The display of 0 can be changed to 0.1. The CPU 607 determines whether or not there is an answer from the subject within the presentation time and whether the response matches the cut direction of the presented Landolt optotype. If "YES", the process moves to step 3-4, and if there is a mismatch or If there is no answer, the process moves to step 3-11, where the RAM 608 stores the fact that the subject's visual acuity is 0.1 or less, and then moves to the next step 3-12. Step 3-4: The optotype presented last time (if the previous step was Step 3-2, the optotype with visual acuity of 0.7,
If the previous step is step 3-3, visual acuity
(0.1 visual target), that is, a visual target one step higher in visual acuity (0.8 visual target if the previous step is step 3-2, 0.2 visual target if the previous step is step 3-3) )
have them present. At this time, the cut direction of the Landolt optotype presented is the same as that at that time.
It is determined from the last two digits of the count value of CTC 609. FIG. 12B shows an example of presentation of a Landolt target of 0.6. LCD board 3
20 displays 0.8 or 0.2. Step 3-5: Determine whether or not the subject answers the direction of the cut in the Landolt optotype via the answer switch 13 within the optotype presentation time, and whether the answer matches the cut in the Landolt optotype that was presented. The CPU 607 determines whether or not it was. If the determination is ``YES'', the process moves to step 3-6, and if the determination is ``NO'', the process moves to step 3-7. Step 3-6 and Step 3-8: Step 3
It is determined whether the Landolt optotype presented in step -4 is the minimum optotype, that is, the Landolt optotype with a visual acuity of 2.0. If "YES", the process moves to step 3-8, and the RAM 608 records the visual acuity of the subject's eye as 2.0. This will be memorized and the process will proceed to the next step 3-12. If the determination is "NO", the process returns to step 3-4 and a Landolt optotype that is one step smaller than the previously presented optotype is presented. FIG. 12C is an example of presentation of the Landolt optotype for a visual acuity of 1.5. 1.0,
For the optotypes 1.2, 1.5, and 2.0, not the Landolt optotype itself but the corresponding Landolt optotype on the mask plate 423 can be observed by erasing the rectangular pattern 412a of the shutter row pattern. Step 3-7: Since the determination of “NO” was made in the previous step 3-5, the CPU 607
608, 1 is stored in the failure number storage area. If the number of failures N is already stored in the failure memory area, 1 is added to it. Step 3-9 and Step 3-10: Determine whether the number of failures N is 2 or not. If ``YES'', proceed to step 3-10, and compare the number of failures N to 2. The visual acuity value of the presented optotype is stored in the RAM 308 as the visual acuity of the eye to be examined, and the process proceeds to the next step 3-12.
If the judgment is “NO”, step 3-4
Return to the original position and present an optotype that is one step smaller than the currently presented optotype. Step 3-12: Execute the next inspection program.
For example, if the main screening is a right eye test for a distance visual acuity test (steps 2-7), the next test program will be a left eye test, turning on the light sources 40L, 47R and the pilot lamp 315a, and proceeding to step 3 described above.
-1 to 3-12. If the main screening is a left eye test and the binocular mode (switch 310) is selected, the next test will be a binocular test, turning on the light sources 40R and 40L pilot lamps 315a and 315b and performing steps 3-1 to 3-11 described above. Execute. If the binocular examination is the main screening test, the next step is step 2-2. In the distance visual acuity test, near visual acuity test, hyperopia check test, and pinhole check test described above, when an astigmatism check is necessary, operate the astigmatism chart light switch 311 and optical path selection switch 312 on the operation panel 30. The astigmatism chart can be presented to the subject at any time (even during the measurement). FIG. 12D is an example of presenting an astigmatism table. The subject is asked to judge whether each meridian of the presented astigmatism chart can be seen with uniform shading. If there is a difference in shading depending on the direction of the meridian, have students verbally answer in which direction the meridian appears darker using the ``time'' attached to the meridian. In this way, the present invention does not incorporate the astigmatism test into the measurement routine, and allows the astigmatism test to be arbitrarily interrupted at any time during the measurement.This has the advantage that the tester can perform the test whenever he or she suspects astigmatism. be. Furthermore, if the test subject's answer, which is the basis for the judgment in step 3-2 above, is based on estimation rather than visual recognition, even if it is determined to be a correct answer, in the flow of Figure 11, it is less than 0.7. should not be recognized as true vision. As a countermeasure for this, the first
It is recommended to add step 3-2b, which was added with wiring in Figure 1. In step 3-2b, as shown in Fig. 13, if the answer is ``YES'' in step 3-2, the visual acuity remains the same as before until the number of correct answers Y becomes Y=2.
Present the Landolt optotype, which is 0.7 but whose cut direction is different from the previous optotype, and have the child answer again. The purpose of using an optotype with a cut in a direction different from the previous one is to make it easier to detect the effects of astigmatism. In addition, the number of correct answers Y is
When =2, proceed to the next step. If it is desired to add a step for excluding measurements due to coincidence, the above-mentioned step 3-2b-1 can be added after step 3-6. In addition, there are lenses 491R and 49 for farsightedness inspection in the optical path.
If the far vision check test performed by inserting the 1L or the pinhole check test performed by inserting the pinhole plates 493R and 493L into the optical path is selected, the results of the distance vision test stored in the RAM 608 and Each test result
The CPU 607 compares the visual acuity values, and if the visual acuity value improves, the printer 19 prints out, for example, "Shiriyoku Koujiyou". (3) 0.7 precision test This 0.7 precision test is used to test visual acuity for the issuance of a driver's license, and uses 0.3 optotypes and 0.7 optotypes as shown in Figure 14. That is, in the 0.7 precision test, first, in step 4-1, 0.3 optotypes are displayed for the right eye in four directions, and it is determined whether or not the correct answer has been given in three or more directions. Step 4-
If a correct answer is given in 3 or more directions in step 1, the process advances to step 4-2. In step 4-2, 0.3 optotypes for the left eye are displayed in four directions, and it is determined whether or not a correct answer has been given in three or more directions. Step 4-
If a correct answer is given in 3 or more directions in step 2, the process advances to step 4-3. In step 4-3, 0.7 optotypes are displayed for both eyes in 4 directions, and 3
It is determined whether a correct answer has been given regarding the direction or more. If the correct answer is given in three or more directions in step 4-3, the process proceeds to step 4-4, where it is determined that the 0.7 precision test has passed, and the pass judgment lamp 31
6a, and step 4-1, 4-2,
If no correct answer is given in any of the three directions in step 4-3, the process proceeds to step 4-5, where it is determined that the 0.7 precision test has failed, and the failure determination lamp 316b is turned on. Each step 4- of the flowchart in Figure 14
The flow common to 1, 4-2 and 4-3 is the 15th flow.
As shown in the figure, it consists of the following steps. Step 5-1: Reset the number of failures N in the failure number storage area in the RAM 608 to 0. At the same time, the number of correct answers Y in the correct answer number storage area in the RAM 608 is also reset to zero. Since the measurement starts from the right eye (step 4-1), the light sources 40R and 47L are turned on.
Further, the CPU 607 confirms that the transparent apertures 494R and 494L are located in the optical path based on the ON signal from the photo interrupter 501. Step 5-2: The CPU 607 determines the cut direction of the Landolt optotype from the last two digits of the count value from the CTC 609 at the time of transition to this step, and sets visual acuity 0.3 in the cut direction (visual acuity 0.7 in step 4-3). ) is presented as the Landolt optotype 403 (407). 0.3 or 0.7 is displayed on the liquid crystal board 320. RAM the cut direction of this presented Landolt optotype.
608. Step 5-3: Check whether the subject answered within the visual target presentation time or whether the answer was correct.
The CPU 607 makes a determination. Judgment is "YES"
If , go to step 5-4, the judgment is "NO"
In each case, the process moves to step 5-5. Step 5-4: Add 1 to the number of correct answers Y in the correct answer number storage area of the RAM 608 and store it again. Step 5-5: Add 1 to the failure number N in the failure number storage area of the RAM 608 and store it again. Step 5-6: CPU 60 determines whether Y+N=4 or not.
7 is judged. That is, it is determined whether the Landolt optotype of 0.3 (or the optotype of 0.7 in the case of step 4-3) has been presented to the subject for all four types of breaks. If the number of presentations Y+N is determined to be Y+N<4, proceed to step 5-7.
If it is determined that this is the case, the process moves to step 5-8. Step 5-7: A Landolt optotype having a cut direction other than the Landolt optotype stored in the RAM 608, that is, a cut direction that has not been presented yet, is presented. Then, the process returns to step 5-3 again. Step 5-8: Determine whether the number of correct answers Y is Y≧3. If Y≧3, it is judged as fail and proceed to step 5-10, then immediately proceed to step 4-5.
, and the judgment lamp 316b is turned on. If the number of correct answers Y is Y≧3, the process moves to step 4-2 and steps 5-1 to 5-8 are executed again for the left eye. if,
If the actual step is step 4-3, that is, a test step for a 0.7 optotype in binocular vision, the process moves to step 4-4 based on the determination at step 5-9, and the determination lamp 316a is turned on. (4) Stereoscopic vision test The stereoscopic vision test 2-12 consists of the following steps, as shown in Fig. 16. Step 6-1: The CPU 607 controls the driver circuit 602 to turn on the light sources 40R and 40L and turn off the light sources 47R and 47L.
Next, by controlling the driver circuits 603 and 604 to open the shutter 413 at a position corresponding to the stereoscopic chart 416a of the parallax 4' of the mask plate 423 for the left and right eyes, the image of the stereoscopic chart is shown to the subject. 416a' is presented. This shows a state in which the stereoscopic chart image 416a' of parallax 4' in FIG. 17 is presented. Steps 6-2 and 6-4: The answer switch 13 is used to answer whether the diamond-shaped image 419', which appears to be floating above the image 418, is in the left, right, top, or bottom position. In the example in Figure 17, the diamond on the left appears to be floating, so the switch 21
Press . The CPU 607 compares the answer from the subject with the answer stored in advance in the ROM 606 and determines whether the answer is correct or not. If the answer is correct, step 6-3
Move to. If the answer is wrong, go to step 6-4.
Then, the printer 19 prints out the discrimination ability with a parallax of 4' or more, that is, level 0, and the test ends. Steps 6-3 to 6-15: Similarly, the stereoscopic chart 416c for parallax 3', the stereoscopic chart 416e for parallax 2', the stereoscopic chart 416b for parallax 1', and the stereoscopic chart 416b for parallax 3'.
0'' stereoscopic charts 416d are presented sequentially depending on whether the examinee's answers are correct or incorrect, and level 1 is determined from the disparity value of the stereoscopic chart with the incorrect answer.
to level 4, and the result is printed by the printer 19. When the end switch 313 of the operation panel 30 is pressed to cancel an erroneous test in the middle of any of the above-mentioned tests, the CPU 607 cancels the subsequent test and returns to the initial state (step 1-1 in FIG. 9).
2). In addition, if there is a possibility that a person who is taking a test using this eye meter for the first time may not understand how to answer and may receive an incorrect test result, a "Practice" switch can be installed as shown by the broken line in Figure 3. By turning ON, a program is activated that presents the Landolt optotype with visual acuity of 0.1 in a binocular distance visual acuity test and allows the user to practice how to answer using the answer switch 13.

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Fig. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of an automatic visual acuity meter according to the present invention, Fig. 2A is a plan view showing the configuration of an answer switch, and Fig. 2B is a B--B in Fig. 2A.
B' cross-sectional view, Figure 3 is a plan view showing the configuration of the operation panel, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the optical arrangement, Figure 5 is a plan view showing the configuration of the auxiliary lens group, and Figure 6 is the liquid crystal panel. 7 is a plan view showing an example of a mask plate pattern, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of the inspection routine, and FIG. Figure 10 is a flowchart showing the measurement processing subroutine, No. 11.
The figure is a flowchart showing the screening routine, Figures 12A to 12D are diagrams showing examples of visual target presentation, Figure 13 is a flowchart showing a subroutine for preventing erroneous measurements due to coincidence, and Figure 14 is 0.7.
15 is a flowchart showing a subroutine for precision testing; FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a routine within each step common to each step in FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a stereoscopic vision test routine, and FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of stereoscopic vision presentation. 10...Pedestal, 11...Operation panel, 12...
Start switch, 13...Answer switch, 30
...Operation panel, 42R, 42L...Optotype board, 4
22R, 422L...Liquid crystal plate, 603...Driver circuit, 607...CPU, 609...CTC.

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[Scope of claims for utility model registration] (1) Displaying multiple visual targets simultaneously to a subject;
In an automatic visual acuity meter that automatically selects and presents a specific optotype, the optotype is configured to be blinkable, and an incorrectly selected optotype is blinked within a predetermined time period at the beginning of the presentation of the selected optotype. 1. An automatic visual acuity meter, characterized in that the visual acuity of the subject is tested in a state where the selected optotype is illuminated after the elapse of the above-mentioned time period. (2) The automatic visual acuity meter according to claim (1) of the utility model registration claim, wherein the optotype is comprised of a plurality of types of optotypes. (3) Utility model registration claim No. (1) characterized in that the optotype is formed by a liquid crystal display means.
Automatic visual acuity meter described in paragraph or paragraph (2). (4) The automatic visual acuity meter according to claim 2 or (3) of the utility model registration, wherein the optotype is comprised of a Landolt optotype, an astigmatism target, and a stereoscopic optotype.