Optical lighting accessory for mobile phone devices with camera and flash

An optical lighting accessory for use with a handheld mobile device having a front side, a backside, a rear-facing camera located on the backside of the handheld mobile device, and a light source located on the backside of the handheld mobile device, the optical lighting accessory comprising:

• a handheld mobile device protective case having a main body, the main body having a first side, a second side, a first window, and a second window, wherein the first side is configured to receive the handheld mobile device, the first window defines a first opening for the rear-facing camera and the second window defines a second opening for the light source;
• an accessory case integrated into the second side of the main body, wherein the accessory case includes a plurality of optical light ports;
• an optical element coupled to at least one of the plurality of optical light ports, the optical element configured to receive, capture and communicate a plurality of light rays emitted by the light source;
• and
• a light diffuser layer coupled to the optical element and configured to receive the plurality of light rays communicated by the optical element, wherein the light diffuser layer transforms the plurality of light rays into a diffused light source, wherein the light diffuser layer is configured to communicate the diffused light source to the rear-facing camera through the second window of the handheld mobile device protective case.