OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS HAVING MEANS FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF APPROPRIATE POSITION OF EYE TO BE EXAMINED

An ophthalmic apparatus having an automatic detection device of an appropriate position of the patient's eye. A target is projected through an aperture having two openings and through an objective lens to the patient's eye. The target projecting beam is reflected at the cornea of the eye and passed through the objective lens to form a target image. The position of the target image is detected photoelectrically by linear sensors or an area sensor.