To provide an operation control start operation of an apparatus main body corresponding to a current operation step among a plurality of operation phases included in an operation of acquiring an eye characteristic of an eye to be examined, And an operation method thereof.A correspondence relationship between an apparatus main body for performing an operation of acquiring an eye characteristic of an eye to be inspected, a plurality of operation steps included in an acquisition operation, and operation control of an apparatus body corresponding to each of a plurality of operation steps is acquired An operation detection unit for detecting a start operation common to a plurality of operation phases which is a start operation of operation control and an operation detection unit for detecting a start operation common to a plurality of operation phases when a start operation is detected by the operation detection unit, A determination unit which determines a current operation stage from the current operation stage and determines operation control corresponding to the current operation stage by referring to the correspondence acquired by the correspondence relationship acquisition unit And a control section for causing the operation section to operate.(Fig.【課題】被検眼の眼特性の取得動作に含まれる複数の動作段階の中で、現在の動作段階に対応した装置本体の動作制御の開始操作を、操作性を低下させることなく操作者が直感的に行うことができる眼科装置及びその作動方法を提供する。【解決手段】被検眼の眼特性の取得動作を行う装置本体と、取得動作に含まれる複数の動作段階と、複数の動作段階にそれぞれ対応した装置本体の動作制御と、の対応関係を取得する対応関係取得部と、動作制御の開始操作であって且つ複数の動作段階で共通の開始操作を検出する操作検出部と、操作検出部で開始操作が検出された場合に複数の動作段階の中から現在の動作段階を判別し、対応関係取得部が取得した対応関係を参照して、現在の動作段階に対応した動作制御を決定する決定部と、決定部が決定した動作制御に従って装置本体を動作させる制御部と、を備える。【選択図】図11
