The ophthalmologic apparatus 1 splits low coherence light LO into a signal
light LS and a reference light LR, the interference light LC being
generated by having the signal light LS overlap with the reference light
LR, and detects this interference light LC. In addition, the apparatus
comprises an optical alignment system 190A for performing the alignment
of an optical system forming the signal light path to the eye E. An
intraocular distance calculator 214 determines the distance between the
position where the signal light LS has been introduced onto the eye E and
the position where the signal light LS has been reflected by the fundus
oculi E based on length of the optical path of the signal light, the
length of the optical path of the reference signal light, the working
distance after alignment, and the detection signal output by the CCD 184
(or signal intensity data).