Ophthalmic information system and ophthalmic information processing server

An ophthalmic information system, comprising:

• a server;
• a plurality of medical institution terminals installed in a plurality of medical institutions, each of the medical institution terminals being communicable with the server via a network;
• a plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses, each of the ophthalmic examination apparatuses being communicable with the server via the network;
• and
• a plurality of patient terminals used by a plurality of patients or those related to the patients, each of the patient terminals being communicable with the server via the network, wherein
• each of the plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses is installed in a facility different from the plurality of medical institutions, each of the plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses including:
• a first communication unit for communication via the network;
• a receiving unit configured to receive patient identification information that identifies a patient;
• an optical system for optically examining an eye and generating examination data based on results of the optical system optically examining the eye;
• and
• a first controller configured to associate the patient identification information with the examination data, and to control the first communication unit to send the patient identification information and the examination data associated with each other to the server,
• each of the plurality of medical institution terminals includes:
• a second communication unit for communication via the network;
• a user interface used to create a report based on the examination data;
• and
• a second controller configured to control the second communication unit to send the report created to the server, and
• the server includes:
• a third communication unit for communication via the network, for receiving patient identification information and examination data from one ophthalmic examination apparatus of the plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses, and for receiving second patient identification information and a report from one medical institution terminal of the plurality of medical institution terminals;
• a storage, including a plurality of patient information storage areas respectively associated with a plurality of patient identification information of the plurality of patients, that stores first association information that associates each of the plurality of patient identification information with medical institution identification information of one or more of the medical institutions;
• a data processor configured to, when the third communication unit receives the patient identification information and the examination data from the one ophthalmic examination apparatus, specify a medical institution terminal corresponding to the patient identification information with reference to the first association information;
• and
• a third controller configured to control the third communication unit to send the patient identification information and the examination data to the medical institution terminal specified by the data processor, wherein
• the third controller is configured, when the third communication unit receives the second patient identification information and the report from the one medical institution terminal, to store at least part of the report in a patient information storage area associated with the second patient identification information, and to control the third communication unit to send the at least part of the report to a patient terminal corresponding to the second patient identification information,
• the storage stores setting information corresponding to a particular patient identification information, the setting information indicating system specific settings of the optical system that are specific for the patient identified by the particular patient identification information,
• the server sends the setting information to an ophthalmic examination apparatus corresponding to the particular patient identification information and the ophthalmic examination apparatus is set, according to the setting information, prior to the examination of the particular patient.