PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ophthalmic apparatus by which an operation in which the increase of the operation load felt by an examiner when the vertically movable section is vertically moved is suppressed can be performed.SOLUTION: The ophthalmic apparatus includes: a vertically moving section on which an observation unit for observing the eye of a patient is mounted a vertically moving mechanism for vertically moving the vertically moving section by the manual operation of an operation member by the examiner to a base section and an urging member which urges the vertically moving section upward in order to reduce the operation load of the examiner. The ophthalmic apparatus also includes: a vertical movement sensing means which senses the vertical position of the vertically moving section to the base section a supporting member which supports one end of the urging member, and is arranged on the base section or the vertically moving section in a manner to enable the urging member to be moved in the vertical direction a driving means having a driving source which moves the supporting member in the urging direction and a control means which controls the driving of the driving source conforming to the vertical position having been sensed by the vertical movement sensing means, and moves the supporting member so that the urging force of the urging member may be maintained within a specified allowable value.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 上下動部を上下させるときに検者が感じる操作負荷の増大を抑えた操作が行える眼科装置を提供する。【解決手段】 被検者眼を観察するための観察ユニットが搭載された上下動部と、基台部に対して上下動部を検者が操作部材の手動操作によって上下移動させるための上下移動機構と、検者の操作負荷を軽減するために上下動部を上方へ付勢する付勢部材と、を備える眼科装置において、基台部に対する前記上下動部の上下位置を検知する上下検知手段と、付勢部材の一端を支持し、付勢部材を上下方向に移動可能に基台部又は上下動部に配置された支持部材と、支持部材を付勢方向に沿って移動する駆動源を持つ駆動手段と、上下検知手段によって検知された上下位置に基づいて駆動源の駆動を制御し、付勢部材の付勢力を所定の許容値内で維持するように支持部材を移動させる制御手段と、を備える。【選択図】 図3
