| CPC G01N 21/8851 (2013.01) [G01N 21/01 (2013.01); G01N 21/41 (2013.01); G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8845 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. An optical inspection method comprising:
calculating irradiation field information concerning an irradiation field on a surface of a subject when irradiating the surface of the subject with a light beam from an illumination device that is supported by a movable body and moved; and
performing path calculation processing of calculating, based on the irradiation field information, a path for the illumination device to move.
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