PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire information to be used for diagnosis, with ease and without excess and deficiency.SOLUTION: The ophthalmic observation device includes: an optical system for OCT and image forming means storage means that previously stores operation mode information in which a scanning pattern of an irradiation position of signal light by scanning means of the optical system is associated to an operation mode and control means that specifies the scanning pattern associated to the operation mode by referring to the operation mode information, and controls the scanning means such that the irradiation position of the signal light is scanned by the specified scanning pattern.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】診断に用いられる情報を容易にかつ過不足なく取得する。【解決手段】眼科観察装置は、OCT用の光学系及び画像形成手段と、光学系の走査手段による信号光の照射位置の走査パターンが動作モードに対して関連付けられた動作モード情報を予め記憶する記憶手段と、制御手段とを有する。制御手段は、動作モードに関連付けられた走査パターンを動作モード情報を参照して特定し、走査手段を制御して当該特定された走査パターンで信号光の照射位置を走査させる。【選択図】図3
