Ophthalmic system

A method of using an ophthalmic system for imaging an eye of a patient, the method comprising:

• positioning an eye guard proximate an eye of a patient;
• aligning an objective lens with the eye guard, such that light passes through the objective lens in a first direction along an illumination path that passes through the eye guard;
• positioning a light source to emit imaging light toward the objective lens in the first direction along the illumination path;
• providing a first mirror to receive and reflect the imaging light from the light source;
• providing a second mirror to receive and reflect the reflected light from the first mirror;
• positioning a camera assembly to receive emitted light that is emitted from a back surface of the eye, the emitted light passing along an imaging path that passes through the objective lens and in a second direction that is opposite the first direction;
• and
• capturing an image of the eye using the emitted light,
• wherein the light source and the objective lens are positioned such that, when the eye guard is positioned proximate the eye of the patient, the light from imaging light passes through a first portion of a pupil opening in the eye, and the emitted light passes through a second portion of the pupil opening of the eye that is different from the first portion, and wherein the reflected light from the second mirror passes to the objective lens as the imaging light that is emitted toward the objective lens.

An ophthalmic system for imaging an eye, the system comprising:

• an eye guard;
• an objective lens generally aligned with the eye guard, such that visible imaging light passes through the objective lens along an illumination path that passes through the eye guard;
• a light source positioned to emit the visible imaging light toward the objective lens along the illumination path;
• a first mirror positioned to receive and reflect the imaging light from the light source;
• a second mirror positioned to receive and reflect the reflected light from the first mirror;
• and
• a camera assembly positioned to receive emitted light that is emitted from a back surface of the eye, the emitted light passing along an imaging path that passes through the objective lens;
• wherein the light source and the objective lens are positioned such that, when the eye guard is positioned proximate the eye of the patient, the imaging light passes through a first portion of a pupil opening in the eye, and the emitted light passes through a second portion of the pupil of the eye that is different from the first portion, wherein the reflected light from the second mirror passes to the objective lens as the imaging light that is emitted toward the objective lens, and wherein the camera assembly captures an image of the eye using the emitted light.