Abstract: An irradiation optical system configured to irradiate an object with first light includes: a light source including a surface emitting element emitting the first light from a light emitting surface; a light shaping member on which the first light emitted from the light source is incident via a light incidence surface and which shapes the incident first light using a light passing hole and emits the shaped first light; and a first lens configured to form an image of the first light emitted from the light shaping member on the object. A distance between the light emitting surface of the surface emitting element and the light incidence surface of the light shaping member is equal to or less than 26 times a size.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for evaluating phagocytic capacity of phagocytes, including incorporating a fluorescent substance into phagocytes in a sample containing whole blood to obtain a measurement sample, standing the measurement sample for 2 minutes or more, measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent substance, and evaluating the phagocytic capacity of phagocytes based on the intensity of the measured fluorescence, in which the measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent substance includes irradiating an intermediate region of gravity direction of a placed measurement sample with an excitation light, and detecting the fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substance by the excitation light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for evaluating phagocytic capacity of phagocytes, including incorporating a fluorescent substance into phagocytes in a sample containing whole blood to obtain a measurement sample, standing the measurement sample for 2 minutes or more, measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent substance, and evaluating the phagocytic capacity of phagocytes based on the intensity of the measured fluorescence, in which the measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent substance includes irradiating an intermediate region of gravity direction of a placed measurement sample with an excitation light, and detecting the fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substance by the excitation light.