JP7765927B2 - Ophthalmic device and ophthalmic device system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an ophthalmic device and an ophthalmic device system.

Conventionally, an ophthalmic device system has been known in which an ophthalmic device is connected to an external terminal located outside the facility where the ophthalmic device is installed via a communications network, allowing the external terminal to remotely control the ophthalmic device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-136131

However, as opportunities to remotely operate ophthalmic devices increase, the locations of the examiners who operate the devices are becoming more diverse. On the other hand, it is difficult to improve the examiners' motivation for their work unless the evaluators who evaluate the examiners can objectively evaluate them regardless of their location. This creates the problem of needing to link information about the examiners' work involved in operating ophthalmic devices to a personnel management system.

The present invention was developed in response to the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide an ophthalmic device and ophthalmic device system that can link information about examiner work associated with eye examinations conducted in the eye examination department to a personnel management system.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the ophthalmic device of the present invention comprises an eye examination unit that acquires eye information of the subject, and a work management unit that acquires work information, which is information about the work of the examiner associated with the eye examination performed in the eye examination unit, and transmits the work information to a personnel management system that manages data necessary for the personnel evaluation of the examiner, and the work management unit adds weighting information to the work information, which is information that is used as a reference for the personnel evaluation according to the work information, and the higher the weighting information, the higher the personnel evaluation .

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the ophthalmic equipment system of the present invention comprises an ophthalmic equipment equipped with an eye examination unit that acquires eye information of the subject, a work management unit that acquires work information which is information about the work of the examiner associated with the eye examination performed in the eye examination unit, and a communication network capable of mutual transmission of information, wherein the work management unit transmits the work information via the communication network to a personnel management system that manages data necessary for the personnel evaluation of the examiner, and adds weighting information to the work information which is used as a reference for the personnel evaluation according to the work information, the higher the weighting information, the higher the personnel evaluation .

In the ophthalmic device and ophthalmic device system of the present invention configured in this manner, information about the examiner's work involved in the eye examinations conducted in the eye examination department can be linked to a personnel management system.

1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an ophthalmologic apparatus system according to a first embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing an ophthalmic examination apparatus according to a first embodiment; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an ophthalmologic apparatus system according to a first modified example.

Below, an embodiment of the ophthalmic device and ophthalmic device system of the present invention will be described based on Example 1 shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ophthalmic device system 1 of Example 1 is constructed from an ophthalmic examination device 10 (ophthalmic device) installed in various facilities such as hospitals, clinics, and eyeglass stores, a personnel management system 20 that manages data necessary for the personnel evaluation of examiners who operate the ophthalmic examination device 10, and a communications network 30 that connects these devices.

The ophthalmic examination device 10 comprises an ophthalmic examination unit 11, a user interface unit (UI unit) 12, a communication unit 13, and a control unit 14. These components may be integrated (within a single housing) or distributed across two or more housings. The ophthalmic examination device 10 may include, for example, a refractometer, a keratometer, a tonometer, a specular microscope, a wavefront analyzer, a perimeter, a microperimeter, an optical coherence tomography (OCT), a fundus camera, a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO), etc. The refractometer and keratometer measure the refractive characteristics of the subject's eye (e.g., refractive power, corneal curvature, etc.). The tonometer measures the intraocular pressure of the subject's eye. The specular microscope measures the corneal characteristics of the subject's eye (corneal thickness, corneal endothelial cell distribution, corneal endothelial cell count, etc.). The wavefront analyzer uses a Hartmann-Shack sensor to measure aberration information of the subject's eyeball. The perimeter measures the visual field of the subject's eye. The microperimeter measures the luminosity of the subject's eye. The OCT uses optical interference to obtain cross-sectional images, three-dimensional data, and analytical data (hereinafter referred to as "OCT data") of the subject's fundus, anterior segment, retina, etc. The fundus camera captures images of the subject's eye. The SLO obtains images of the subject's eye by laser scanning using a confocal optical system. Furthermore, the ophthalmic examination device 10 may be a subjective examination device such as a visual acuity testing device that includes an optotype presentation device and a phoropter.

Under the control of the control unit 14, the eye examination unit 11 performs an examination (eye examination) of the subject's eye E and acquires various types of eye information. The eye information of the subject's eye E acquired by the eye examination unit 11 varies depending on the type of ophthalmic examination device 10, and includes, for example, refractive characteristics, intraocular pressure, corneal characteristics, ocular aberration information, visual field, luminosity, OCT data, fundus images, anterior segment images, subjective examination results, etc.

The eye examination unit 11 has at least one of the functions of measuring the characteristics of the subject's eye E and photographing the subject's eye E. As shown in FIG. 2, the eye examination unit 11 has an examination optical system 111 and mechanisms (not shown) (such as an actuator and a power transmission mechanism). The examination optical system 111 includes an optical system for projecting light onto the subject's eye E and an optical system for detecting return light from the light projected onto the subject's eye E. The examination optical system 111 may also include an optical system for projecting a fixation target onto the subject's eye E, an optical system for performing alignment, an optical system for focusing, and the like. Each of the various optical systems in the examination optical system 111 has an optical element 112, a projection system 113, and a light-receiving system (not shown). The examination optical system 111 may also have a processor for processing the detection results (image signal, video signal, etc.) of the return light detected by the light-receiving system.

The optical element 112 guides the light beam output from the projection system 113 to the subject's eye E. The optical element 112 includes any of a variety of optical elements, such as a lens (such as an objective lens), a prism (such as an objective prism), a concave mirror (such as a parabolic mirror), or a glass plate.

The projection system 113 projects a light beam (examination light beam) for examining the subject's eye E via the optical element 112 onto the subject's eye E. The projection system 113 is provided with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 114 as needed. The LCD 114 operates under the control of the control unit 14. The LCD 114 displays information used in the examination (examination information: optotype, fixation target, etc.).

The light receiving system detects the return light of the light projected onto the subject's eye E. The light receiving system may have a light receiving element such as a CCD as needed, and transmits the signal received by the light receiving element to the control unit 14 as eye information.

The user interface unit 12 is operated by the examiner and is used to input information and give operating instructions. The user interface unit 12 also serves as an input unit for inputting the subject's impressions (thoughts on the eye examination and customer satisfaction). The subject's impressions may be input by the examiner listening to the subject and inputting them, or the subject may input them themselves. The subject's impressions may also be input using voice recognition using the voice input device 123, which will be described later. The subject's impressions may also be input as text by scanning a questionnaire. The user interface unit 12 also outputs (displays) information intended for the subject and examiner. As shown in FIG. 2, the user interface unit 12 has an operation device 121, a display device 122, a voice input device 123, and a voice output device 124.

The operation device 121 is an operation device such as a button, key, joystick, knob, or operation panel provided on the housing of the ophthalmic examination apparatus 10 or externally. The operation device 121 may also include an operation device (mouse, keyboard, trackpad, button, touch panel, etc.) of a personal computer or other device connected to the ophthalmic examination apparatus 10. The display device 122 is a display device such as a flat panel display. The audio input device 123 is configured to include a microphone that converts audio information into an electrical signal and a circuit that processes the electrical signal converted by the microphone. The audio output device 124 is configured to include, for example, a circuit that processes the audio information (audio signal) to be output and a speaker that outputs the processed audio information.

The user interface unit 12 may be configured as a device such as a touch panel that integrates the operation device 121 and display device 122, or as a graphical user interface (GUI). The user interface unit 12 may also have a processor and computer program for inputting information and issuing operational instructions based on the voice of the examiner or the like input from the voice input device 123. Furthermore, the user interface unit 12 may be configured in whole or in part by a personal computer, mobile terminal, television set, smart television, etc.

The communication unit 13 communicates data with the personnel management system 20 via the communication network 30. The method of data communication by the communication unit 13 is set arbitrarily depending on the communication network 30. Data communication by the communication unit 13 may be wired or wireless. Note that data sent and received by the communication unit 13 may be encrypted. In this case, for example, the control unit 14 includes an encryption processing unit that encrypts transmitted data and a decryption processing unit that decrypts received data.

The control unit 14 performs various controls and calculations. The control unit 14 includes a processor. In this specification, "processor" refers to circuits such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and programmable logic devices (e.g., SPLD (Simple Programmable Logic Device), CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)). The control unit 14 performs various controls and calculations by reading and executing programs stored in a memory circuit or storage device (not shown). The control unit 14 may also include RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, etc. Note that the control unit 14 can be configured in whole or in part using a personal computer or mobile terminal.

The control unit 14 also includes a work management unit 15. When the eye examination unit 11 performs an eye examination, the work management unit 15 monitors the examiner's work associated with the eye examination and acquires work information that is information about the examiner's work. Furthermore, the work management unit 15 transmits the acquired work information to the personnel management system 20 via the communication network 30. The work information may be represented by numerical values that score various pieces of information, or by characters (sentences), symbols, etc.

The work information includes information indicating the work performed by the examiner on the eye examination unit 11 during the eye examination, the examiner's work time associated with the eye examination, and information indicating the examiner's type. Note that "information indicating the examiner's type" is information that identifies the work of the examiner, such as an examiner who works alone (solo), an examiner who is called by other examiners to provide support, an examiner who provides training on the operation of the ophthalmic examination device 10, an examiner who tests the operation of the ophthalmic examination device 10, or an examiner who supports other examiners in a group. Furthermore, the duration of the eye examination can indicate the degree of redundancy in the event of an unforeseen incident, such as a problem.

The work management unit 15 may also include at least the time the eye examination was performed, the difficulty of the eye examination, the importance of the eye examination, the duration of the eye examination, and the state of the eye examination unit 11 at the start of the eye examination in any of the work information sent to the personnel management system 20. Note that the "time the eye examination was performed" refers to the time the eye examination was performed. The "difficulty of the eye examination" refers to the difficulty of operation depending on the type of eye examination, the difficulty of operation depending on the subject's condition, the degree of disease, etc. The difficulty of the eye examination is set in advance depending on the type of eye examination, the subject's condition, the degree of disease, etc. The "importance of the eye examination" refers to the number of examination items. Generally, the more important an eye examination is deemed to be, the more examination items there are. The "state of the eye examination unit 11 at the start of the eye examination" refers to the setting state of the eye examination unit 11 when the eye examination begins.

Furthermore, the work management unit 15 may add weighting information corresponding to the time of the eye examination, the difficulty of the eye examination, the importance of the eye examination, the duration of the eye examination, and the state of the eye examination unit 11 at the start of the eye examination to the work information and send it to the personnel management system 20. "Weighting information" is one piece of information used as a reference for personnel evaluation in the personnel management system 20. For example, the higher the weighting information, the higher the personnel evaluation.

In other words, the work management unit 15 changes the weighting information for the "time of eye examination" depending on, for example, whether the examiner is in business hours or outside of business hours, setting a higher weighting information for the examiner outside of business hours than for the examiner during business hours. Furthermore, the work management unit 15 changes the weighting information for the "difficulty of eye examination" depending on, for example, whether there is a possibility of disease, whether a pinhole test is performed, and whether there is a possibility of cataracts based on the display of a reflecting image. Furthermore, the work management unit 15 changes the weighting information depending on the "duration of eye examination," setting a higher weighting information the longer the duration. Furthermore, the work management unit 15 changes the weighting information depending on the "importance of eye examination," setting a higher weighting information the more test items there are, for example. Furthermore, the work management unit 15 sets gradually lower weighting information for the "state of the eye examination unit 11 at the start of eye examination" depending on whether the eye examination is performed from the off state, the eye examination from the standby state, and the eye examination from the action state.

The work management unit 15 may also include the subject's impressions input via the user interface unit 12 in the work information sent to the personnel management system 20. The work management unit 15 may also add weighting information according to the subject's impressions (customer satisfaction) to the work information and send it to the personnel management system 20.

The work management unit 15 may also include at least one of the examiner's attributes or the examinee's attributes in the work information sent to the personnel management system 20. The "examiner's attributes" include the examiner's status (employee, contract employee, freelancer, etc.) of the facility (hospital or eyeglass store) where the ophthalmic examination device 10 is installed, the examiner's affiliation, the examiner's experience (level of proficiency), the examiner's qualifications, the examiner's expertise based on their position or role, the language the examiner can understand, whether or not a self-portrait is displayed, etc. The "examinee's attributes" include the examinee's age, medical history, underlying illness, difficulty of the examination, the language the examiner can understand, the examination location (home, clinic, etc.), etc. The work management unit 15 may also add weighting information according to the examiner's attributes or the examinee's attributes to the work information and send it to the personnel management system 20.

Furthermore, the information included in the work information by the work management unit 15 is not limited to the information described above. The information included in the work information and transmitted to the personnel management system 20 may be any information that has some effect on the examiner's work. For example, the work management unit 15 may include information such as the attributes of the eye examination, the equipment load of the ophthalmic examination device 10, and the work content that can be determined from the examination record in the work information and transmit it to the personnel management system 20. The "attributes of the eye examination" are information indicating the type of examination, such as fundus examination or refraction examination, and the prescription type, such as progressive lens prescription or contact lens prescription. The difficulty and duration of the eye examination vary depending on the attributes of the eye examination. The "equipment load of the ophthalmic examination device 10" is information indicating the performance of the user interface unit 12 of the ophthalmic examination device 10, such as the availability of voice input, video input, and text input. The examiner's workload during the eye examination varies depending on the equipment load of the ophthalmic examination device 10, which affects the duration of the eye examination. Furthermore, "work content that can be determined from examination records" refers to information that indicates the examiner's workload, as determined from, for example, audio and video recordings, data records showing the examination status, and written records in medical records, etc. This information is input into the work management unit 15 using the user interface unit 12, etc.

The personnel management system 20 is a system that manages data necessary for personnel evaluation of examiners, and is used by evaluators who evaluate examiners. In addition to the data necessary for personnel evaluation, the personnel management system 20 may also manage data related to general personnel operations, such as labor management and personnel information. The personnel management system 20 is a well-known system, and a detailed description will be omitted.

The communication network 30 is a communication mechanism that connects the ophthalmic examination apparatus 10 and the personnel management system 20 and enables mutual transmission of information between them. The communication network 30 may be the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark). Note that data communication via the communication network 30 may be wired communication using a cable, or wireless communication.

The following describes the effects of the ophthalmic examination device 10 of Example 1.

Generally, the workload of the examiner in eye examinations performed by the eye examination unit 11 of the ophthalmic examination device 10 varies greatly depending on the content of the examination, the condition of the examinee, and other factors. For example, when performing an eye examination on an examinee who has poor vision due to a disease such as cataracts or other reasons, settings may need to be changed to suit the condition, and the number of required examination items may increase. Furthermore, when performing an eye examination on an examinee with unstable eye accommodation, frame emphasis settings may be required. Furthermore, when testing for heterophoria or strabismus using binocular vision, settings must be different from those used when testing one eye at a time. Therefore, the examiner must perform tasks according to the situation at hand, and the workload cannot be determined uniformly.

On the other hand, there are an increasing number of opportunities for examiners to remotely operate the ophthalmic examination device 10, and the locations of examiners are diversifying. This makes it difficult for evaluators who evaluate examiners to directly observe and confirm the work that the examiners perform and use this as a reference for their evaluation. However, unless evaluators objectively evaluate examiners, it is not possible to improve the examiners' motivation for their work.

In contrast, the ophthalmic examination apparatus 10 of Example 1 includes an eye examination unit 11 that acquires eye information about the subject, and a work management unit 15 that acquires work information, which is information about the examiner's work associated with the eye examination performed by the eye examination unit 11. When an eye examination is performed by the eye examination unit 11, the work management unit 15 acquires information about the examiner's work associated with the eye examination (work information) and transmits the acquired work information to the personnel management system 20.

This allows evaluators using the personnel management system 20 to perform personnel evaluations of examiners based on the work information transmitted from the ophthalmic examination device 10. In other words, the ophthalmic examination device 10 of Example 1 can link information about the examiner's work associated with the eye examination performed by the eye examination unit 11 to the personnel management system 20. As a result, the evaluator can objectively evaluate the examiner regardless of the examiner's location, and the examiner can receive reliable compensation commensurate with the work they perform. Therefore, the ophthalmic examination device 10 can contribute to improving the examiner's motivation for their work.

Furthermore, in the ophthalmic examination device 10 of Example 1, the work management unit 15 may include in the work information at least one of the time the eye examination is performed, the difficulty level of the eye examination, the importance of the eye examination, the duration of the eye examination, and the state of the eye examination unit 11 at the start of the eye examination.

This allows the ophthalmic examination device 10 to send task information useful for personnel evaluation to the personnel management system 20 based on the tasks performed by the examiner. This allows the evaluator to make more accurate evaluations.

The ophthalmic examination apparatus 10 of Example 1 also has an input unit (user interface unit 12) for inputting the subject's impressions. The work management unit 15 may then include the subject's impressions input via the user interface unit 12 in the work information. Therefore, the ophthalmic examination apparatus 10 can include in the work information not only the operations performed by the examiner on the ophthalmic examination unit 11 in connection with the eye examination, but also the examiner's evaluation (customer satisfaction) by the subject who underwent the eye examination, and transmit this information to the personnel management system 20. Therefore, the evaluator can refer to the examiner's evaluation of the examiner when conducting a personnel evaluation of the examiner.

Furthermore, in the ophthalmic examination device 10 of Example 1, the work management unit 15 can include at least one of the examiner's attributes or the examinee's attributes in the work information. This allows the evaluator to understand the examiner's condition when the eye examination is performed in more detail. Furthermore, the evaluator can compare other work information, such as the examiner's work content and work time, with the examiner's attributes and the examinee's attributes to perform a more objective personnel evaluation.

Furthermore, in the ophthalmic examination device 10 of Example 1, the work management unit 15 may add weighting information based on any of the following items included in the work information sent to the personnel management system 20: "Time of eye examination," "Difficulty of eye examination," "Importance of eye examination," "Duration of eye examination," "State of the eye examination unit 11 at the start of the eye examination," "Opinion of the subject," "Attributes of the examiner," and "Attributes of the subject."

As a result, when the evaluator evaluates the examiner's personnel based on the work information transmitted from the ophthalmic examination device 10, there is no need to make weighting judgments based on the work content. This reduces the system load on the personnel management system 20.

The following describes a specific method for calculating work information when the work information is expressed numerically by the work management unit 15 of the ophthalmic examination apparatus 10 of Example 1.

Here, the work management unit 15 calculates the work information by dividing it into "work pay," "ability pay," and "special surcharge." Work pay is calculated based on the examiner's work content, work time, time of the eye examination, difficulty of the eye examination, importance of the eye examination, duration of the eye examination, and the state of the eye examination unit 11. Furthermore, ability pay is calculated based on the examiner's type (years of service, qualifications, experience, etc.), the examinee's impressions, the examiner's attributes, and the examinee's attributes. Special surcharge is calculated based on the attributes of the eye examination, the equipment load of the ophthalmic examination device 10, the work content that can be determined from the examination records, etc.

The work management unit 15 pre-sets the calculation rules for work pay, ability pay, and special additional pay, for example, as follows. Work pay is divided into "standard work pay" and "additional work pay," with the additional work pay serving as weighting information. Furthermore, ability pay is divided into "standard ability pay" and "additional ability pay," with the added ability pay serving as weighting information. Furthermore, all special additional pay is weighting information.

When a preset standard test is performed by one examiner within the standard time using the eye examination unit 11 in the action state during the examiner's working hours, and the examinee is in the preset "standard state," one point is added to the work pay as the standard work pay. Note that the "standard state" of the examinee means a state in which the required test can be performed according to the standard settings.
- If the settings of the eye examination unit 11 need to be changed from the standard settings depending on the subject's condition, the subject's condition will be judged to be ``in a state requiring adjustment'' and one point will be added to the work allowance as an additional work allowance.
- An additional work allowance, which is set appropriately depending on the difficulty, importance, and duration of the eye examination, is added to the work allowance. The additional points that become the additional work allowance vary depending on the difficulty, importance, and duration of the eye examination.
- If an eye examination is conducted outside of the examiner's working hours, the examiner's working pay will be multiplied by 1.5 as an additional working pay.
If the eye examination unit 11 is in the off state at the start of the eye examination, the work pay is doubled as an additional work pay.
If the eye examination unit 11 is in a standby state at the start of the eye examination, the work pay is multiplied by 1.2 as an additional work pay.
- All examiners will receive an additional 0.2 points as standard merit pay.
- Each examiner is assigned a pre-set ability pay rank that is quantified based on the examiner's type, length of service, qualifications, experience, etc., and the difference between the standard ability pay (0.2 points) and the ability pay rank is added to the ability pay as additional ability pay.
・The additional ability-based pay will be added to the ability-based pay, which is set appropriately depending on the matching status between the subject's attributes and the test's attributes. The additional points that become the additional ability-based pay will be changed depending on the attribute matching status.
Depending on the subject's impressions, an appropriate additional work allowance will be added to the work allowance. In addition, depending on the content of the impressions, the additional points that become the additional ability allowance will be changed.
- The special surcharge is added to the work information as appropriate depending on the attributes of the eye examination, the equipment load of the ophthalmic examination device 10, the work content that can be determined from the examination record, etc.

For example, consider a situation where a veteran examiner with 10 years of experience (ability pay rank 0.4) is conducting a standard examination that can be completed within five minutes using the eye examination unit 11, a binocular combination machine that can perform both subjective and objective examinations, and the subject's condition is such that the difference in spherical power between the left and right eyes is 3D or more. In this case, the images in the left and right eyes will be different in size, so the examiner will need to perform an aniseiopic examination and check again for any discomfort. As a result, the subject's condition will be classified as "requiring adjustment." Furthermore, the examination time is approximately five minutes longer than the standard time (five minutes).

In this case, the work management unit 15 first adds 1 point to the work pay as the standard work pay, and then adds 1 point as an additional work pay because the subject is in a "condition requiring adjustment." The work management unit 15 also adds 0.2 points to the ability pay as the standard ability pay, and then, because the ability pay rank is 0.4, adds 0.2 points, which is the difference between the ability pay rank and the standard ability pay, as an additional ability pay.

That is, the work information sent to the personnel management system 20 is calculated using the following formula (1).
Work information = 1 + 1 + 0.2 + 0.2 = 2.4 (1)

Next, consider a situation where a veteran eye examiner (ability pay rank 0.6) with 20 years of experience is conducting a standard eye examination that can be completed within five minutes using the eye examination unit 11, a binocular combination machine capable of performing both subjective and objective tests, and the examinee is experiencing eye strain due to heterophoria. In this case, the examiner must measure and adjust the strabismus and then check again for any discomfort. As a result, the examinee's condition becomes "adjustment required." In addition, the examination time is approximately five minutes longer than the standard time (five minutes). Furthermore, at this time, the examiner is on a one-month vacation in the UK and is conducting the eye examination by remotely operating the eye examination unit 11 in Tokyo. Furthermore, when the eye examination is conducted, it is 2:00 PM in Tokyo, which is 6:00 AM in the UK, so the examiner is working outside of working hours. In addition, assume that the eye examination unit 11 is in the off state when the eye examination begins.

In such a case, the work management unit 15 first adds one point to the work pay as the standard work pay, and then adds one point as an additional work pay because the subject is in a "condition requiring adjustment." The work management unit 15 also multiplies the work pay by 1.5 as an additional work pay because the work occurred outside the examiner's working hours. Furthermore, the work management unit 15 doubles the work pay as an additional work pay because the eye examination unit 11 is in an off state. The work management unit 15 then adds 0.2 points to the ability pay as the standard ability pay, and then adds 0.4 points, which is the difference between the ability pay rank and the standard ability pay, as an additional ability pay.

That is, the work information sent to the personnel management system 20 is calculated using the following formula (2).
Work information = (1 + 1) × 1.5 × 2 + 0.2 + 0.4 = 6.6 ... (2)

Next, consider a situation where, for example, a regular examiner (ability pay rank 0.2) with two years of experience in optometry conducts a standard test that can be completed within five minutes using the eye examination unit 11, a binocular multi-function device capable of performing both subjective and objective tests, and the state of the eye examination unit 11 is in standby mode when the examinee's condition is "standard," and the examiner's attributes are Vietnamese and the examiner's attributes are a resident of Vietnam and fluent in Vietnamese.

In this case, the Vietnamese subject is examined by an examiner who is fluent in Vietnamese, so the subject's workload is low, and the work management unit 15 determines that the match between the examiner's attributes and the subject's attributes is "high." Therefore, no additional performance pay is generated for the attribute match. In other words, the work management unit 15 simply adds 1 point to the performance pay as the standard performance pay. However, because the eye examination unit 11 is in standby mode, the work management unit 15 multiplies the performance pay by 1.2 as an additional performance pay. Furthermore, because the difference between the performance pay rank and the standard performance pay is zero, the work management unit 15 adds 0.2 points to the performance pay as the standard performance pay.

That is, the work information sent to the personnel management system 20 is calculated using the following formula (3).
Work information = 1 × 1.2 + 0.2 = 1.4 (3)

In this way, the work management unit 15 calculates and quantifies work information according to the situation when the examiner performs the work, in accordance with preset calculation rules, and transmits this to the personnel management system 20. By setting calculation rules for work information in advance and presenting the work information in a quantified form, the work management unit 15 can obtain work information objectively. In addition, the work management unit 15 can appropriately add weighting information to the work information, thereby increasing the objectivity of the work information.

The ophthalmic device system 1 of Example 1 includes an ophthalmic examination device 10 having an eye examination unit 11 that acquires eye information of the subject and a work management unit 15 that acquires examiner work information associated with the eye examination, a personnel management system 20 that manages data necessary for personnel evaluation of the examiner, and a communications network 30 that connects the ophthalmic examination device 10 and the personnel management system 20 and enables mutual transmission of information. The work management unit 15 transmits the work information to the personnel management system 20 via the communications network 30.

This allows information about the examiner's work associated with eye examinations performed by the eye examination unit 11 to be linked to the personnel management system 20, regardless of the location where the ophthalmic examination device 10 or the personnel management system 20 is installed. Furthermore, even if the examiner remotely operates the ophthalmic examination device 10 from a location different from where the ophthalmic examination device 10 is installed, the ophthalmic examination device 10 can send appropriate work information to the personnel management system 20. In other words, even if the number of eye examinations performed remotely increases, it becomes possible to ensure objective personnel evaluations.

The ophthalmic device and ophthalmic device system of the present invention have been described above based on Example 1, but the specific configuration is not limited to this example, and design changes and additions are permitted as long as they do not deviate from the gist of the invention as defined in each claim of the patent.

In the ophthalmic device system 1 of Example 1, an example was shown in which each of the multiple ophthalmic examination devices 10 was equipped with a work management unit 15, but this is not limited to this. For example, as in the first modified ophthalmic device system 1A shown in Figure 3, multiple ophthalmic examination devices 10A each having an eye examination unit 11 may be connected via a communications network 30 to a work management unit 15A installed separately from each ophthalmic examination device 10A. In this case, the personnel management system 20 is also connected to the communications network 30.

In this first modified ophthalmic device system 1A, the work management unit 15A acquires, via the communications network 30, work information about the examiner involved in the eye examinations performed by each of the eye examination units 11 of the multiple ophthalmic examination devices 10A. The work management unit 15A then transmits the acquired work information to the personnel management system 20 via the communications network 30.

As a result, the ophthalmic apparatus system 1A of the first modified example can collectively manage the work information acquired by multiple ophthalmic examination apparatuses 10A using the work management unit 15A.

1 Ophthalmic device system 10 Ophthalmic examination device (ophthalmic device)
11 Eye examination unit 12 User interface unit 13 Communication unit 14 Control unit 15 Work management unit 20 Personnel management system 30 Communication network

Claims (5)

an eye examination unit that acquires eye information of a subject;
a work management unit that acquires work information, which is information on the work of examiners involved in the eye examinations performed in the eye examination unit , and transmits the work information to a personnel management system that manages data necessary for personnel evaluation of the examiners ,
The ophthalmologic apparatus is characterized in that the work management unit adds weighting information to the work information, the weighting information being used as a reference for the personnel evaluation based on the work information, and the higher the weighting information, the higher the personnel evaluation . 2. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1,
The ophthalmologic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the work management unit includes in the work information at least one of the time when the eye examination is performed, the difficulty level, the duration, and the state of the eye examination unit at the start of the eye examination. 3. The ophthalmic apparatus according to claim 1,
an input unit for inputting the subject's impressions,
The ophthalmologic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the work management unit includes, in the work information, a subject's impression input via the input unit. The ophthalmic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The ophthalmologic apparatus, wherein the work management unit includes at least one of attributes of the examiner and attributes of the subject in the work information. an ophthalmologic apparatus including an eye examination unit for acquiring eye information of a subject;
a work management unit that acquires work information that is information about work performed by an examiner in association with the eye examination performed by the eye examination unit;
a communication network capable of mutual transmission of information;
the work management unit transmits the work information via the communication network to a personnel management system that manages data necessary for personnel evaluation of the examiner , and adds weighting information to the work information, the weighting information being used as a reference for the personnel evaluation according to the work information, the higher the weighting information, the higher the personnel evaluation .