Technology that enables users to easily set measurement location for OCT based on examination result is provided. A display of a fundus observation apparatus displays distribution information of examination results of an eye fundus acquired by examination carried out in the past. An imaging part carries out movie imaging of the eye fundus. A tomographic image forming part comprises an optical system that generates and detects interference light by superposing signal light returned from the eye fundus on reference light and a scanner that scans the eye fundus with the signal light, and forms a tomographic image of the eye fundus based on the detection results of the interference light acquired by the scanning. A setting part sets a scan-target location of the signal light on the distribution information displayed on the display. A specifying part specifies an image region in a fundus image obtained by the movie imaging that corresponds to the scan-target location. A controller controls the scanner based on the specified image region to carry out the scanning of the signal light. The tomographic image forming part forms a tomographic image from the detection results of the interference light acquired by the scanning of the signal light based on the control.
