PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly acquire a plurality of endothelial images.SOLUTION: A corneal endothelial cell photographing apparatus includes: an apparatus main unit including an illumination optical system for illuminating illumination light from an illumination light source toward a cornea of an examinees eye from an oblique direction and an imaging optical system for acquiring a corneal endothelial cell image by receiving, through an imaging device, reflection light from the cornea including corneal endothelial cells a drive means for relatively moving the apparatus main unit with respect to the examinees eye and a reciprocating photographing means for controlling the drive of the drive means to cause the apparatus main unit to move back and forth in a prescribed direction, acquiring a plurality of endothelial images using the imaging device by causing the illumination light source to emit light for two or more times during movement of the apparatus main unit in a forward direction, and acquiring a plurality of endothelial images using the imaging device by causing the illumination light source to emit light for two or more times during movement of the apparatus main unit in a backward direction.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 複数枚の内皮画像をスムーズに取得する。【解決手段】 照明光源からの照明光を被検者眼角膜に向けて斜めから照射する照明光学系、角膜内皮細胞を含む前記角膜からの反射光を撮像素子により受光して角膜内皮細胞画像を取得する撮像光学系、を備える装置本体と、被検者眼に対して前記装置本体を相対移動させる駆動手段と、前記駆動手段の駆動を制御して、前記装置本体を所定方向に往復して移動させ、前記装置本体の往路方向への移動中に前記照明光源を複数回発光させて前記撮像素子により複数の内皮画像を取得する一方、前記装置本体の復路方向への移動中に前記照明光源を複数回発光させて前記撮像素子により複数の内皮画像を取得する往復撮影手段と、を備えることを特徴とする。【選択図】 図6
