PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for processing an image for ophthalmology are provided to enable an oculist to easily observe a display target by displaying a projected image on a display device.CONSTITUTION: An image processor(1) for ophthalmology is connected to an image pickup device(2) and a data server(3) with a local area network(4). The image pickup device outputs an image generated based on volume data of a subject in response to an operation of a user to the image processor for the ophthalmology. The image processor for the ophthalmology is connected to a data server which receives the volume data from the image pickup device.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2012본 발명은, 피검안의 볼륨 데이터에 근거하여 생성된 화상으로부터 적어도 1개의 층을 지정하도록 구성된 층 지정부와, 상기 지정된 층의 볼륨 데이터를 투영하여 얻어지는 투영상을 표시부에 표시하도록 구성된 표시 제어부를 포함하는 안과용 화상 처리장치를 제공한다.