# US 12,213,735 B2 · Eye examination attachment, control device, and ophthalmic microscope system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,213,735 B2 - Document ID: US12213735B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/593,097 - Filed: 2020-03-12 - Published: 2022-06-09 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-26 - Assignees: Sony Group Corporation - Applicants: Sony Group Corporation - Inventors: Yoshio Soma; Tomoyuki Ootsuki; Junichiro Enoki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12213735B2 ## CPC - A61B 3/13: Ophthalmic microscopes - H04N 13/239: using two two-dimensional [2D] image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance (H04N13/243 takes precedence) - A61B 3/0016: {Operational features thereof} - A61B 3/0041: {characterised by display arrangements} - A61B 3/0075: {provided with adjusting devices, e.g. operated by control lever} - A61B 3/08: for testing binocular or stereoscopic vision, e.g. strabismus - A61B 3/14: Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography - A61F 9/007: Methods or devices for eye surgery - G06T 5/80: Geometric correction - H04N 9/646: {for image enhancement, e.g. vertical detail restoration, cross-colour elimination, contour correction, chrominance trapping filters} - G06T 2207/10012: Stereo images - G06T 2207/10024: Color image - G06T 2207/10056: Microscopic image - G06T 2207/30041: Eye; Retina; Ophthalmic - H04N 13/296: Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract Provided is an eye examination attachment that includes a joining unit, a front optical system, and a communication unit. The joining unit is capable of being joined to an ophthalmic microscope. The front optical system includes a front lens capable of being placed in front of an eye to be examined. The communication unit sends information regarding the front optical system to an external device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An eye examination attachment, comprising: a joining unit configured to join with an ophthalmic microscope; a front optical system coupled to the joining unit, wherein the front optical system includes a front lens configured for placement in front of an eye; and a communication unit configured to send information regarding the front optical system to an external device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The eye examination attachment according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured to store optical characteristic information of the front optical system, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes the optical characteristic information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The eye examination attachment according to claim 2, wherein the front lens is configured to be replaceable, and the optical characteristic information of the front optical system is writable on the storage unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The eye examination attachment according to claim 2, wherein the optical characteristic information of the front optical system includes at least one of functional characteristic information of the front lens, a shape of the front lens, or a material of the front lens. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The eye examination attachment according to claim 4, wherein the functional characteristic information includes at least one of a focal distance, a distortion coefficient, a refractive index, a wavelength characteristic, or a polarization characteristic of the front lens. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The eye examination attachment according to claim 1, further comprising a state information acquisition unit configured to acquire state information of the front optical system, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes the state information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The eye examination attachment according to claim 6, wherein the state information of the front optical system includes position information of the front lens. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The eye examination attachment according to claim 7, wherein the front optical system further includes an intermediate lens between the front lens and the ophthalmic microscope, and the state information of the front optical system further includes at least one of position information of the intermediate lens or distance information between the intermediate lens and the front lens. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The eye examination attachment according to claim 1, further comprising a front optical system control unit configured to control the front optical system based on a control signal from the external device. ### Claim 10 A control device, comprising: a communication unit configured to receive information regarding a front optical system of an eye examination attachment, wherein the front optical system includes a front lens configured for placement in front of an eye to be examined, the eye examination attachment configured to join with an ophthalmic microscope, and the ophthalmic microscope includes an observation optical system; and a microscope control signal generating unit configured to generate a control signal based on the information regarding the front optical system, wherein the control signal controls at least one of the observation optical system or the front optical system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The control device according to claim 10, further comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image of the eye; and an image generating unit configured to: perform image processing on the captured image based on the information regarding the front optical system; and generate a display image based on the image processing on the captured image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The control device according to claim 11, wherein the eye examination attachment further includes a storage unit configured to store optical characteristic information of the front optical system, and the information regarding the front optical system includes the optical characteristic information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The control device according to claim 12, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes a distortion coefficient of the front lens, and the image generating unit is further configured to perform, based on the distortion coefficient of the front lens, distortion correction on the captured image, wherein the display image is generated based on the distortion correction performed on the captured image. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The control device according to claim 12, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes a material of the front lens, and the image generating unit is further configured to control a magnification based on the material of the front lens, wherein the display image is generated based on the controlled magnification. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The control device according to claim 12, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes a polarization characteristic of the front lens, and the image generating unit is further configured to perform specular reflection removal on the captured image based on the polarization characteristic of the front lens, wherein the display image is generated based on the specular reflection removal performed on the captured image. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The control device according to claim 12, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes a shape of the front lens, and the image generating unit is further configured to perform color aberration correction on the captured image based on the shape of the front lens, wherein the display image is generated based on the color aberration correction performed on the captured image. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The control device according to claim 12, wherein the captured image is a stereo image, the information regarding the front optical system includes a focal distance of the front lens, and the image generating unit is further configured to control a parallax of the stereo image based on the focal distance of the front lens, wherein the display image is generated based on the controlled parallax of the stereo image. ### Claim 18 An ophthalmic microscope system, comprising: an ophthalmic microscope; an eye examination attachment including: a joining unit configured to join with the ophthalmic microscope; a front optical system coupled to the joining unit, wherein the front optical system includes a front lens configured for placement in front of an eye; and a first communication unit configured to send information regarding the front optical system to an external device; and a control device including a second communication unit, wherein the second communication unit is configured to receive the information regarding the front optical system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The ophthalmic microscope system according to claim 18, wherein the ophthalmic microscope further includes an image pickup element, wherein the image pickup element is configured to capture an image of the eye, and the control device further includes: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire the captured image of the eye; and an image generating unit configured to: perform image processing on the captured image based on the front optical system; and generate a display image based on the image processing performed on the captured image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The ophthalmic microscope system according to claim 18, wherein the ophthalmic microscope further includes an observation optical system, and the control device further includes a microscope control signal generating unit configured to generate a control signal based on the information regarding the front optical system, wherein the control signal controls at least one of the observation optical system or the front optical system. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The eye examination attachment according to claim 18, wherein the information regarding the front optical system includes a distortion coefficient of the front lens, and the control device further comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image of the eye; and an image generating unit configured to correct, based on the distortion coefficient of the front lens, distortion of the captured image.