Unreversed prism gonioscopy lens and carrier assembly

A contact lens and carrier assembly, comprising:

• a lens including a lens body having a distal end defining at least a portion of a first surface configured for contacting an eye and a proximal end defining at least a portion of a second surface, a first reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body, and a second reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body opposing the first reflecting surface at an angle relative to the first reflecting surface;
• a carrier including a handle, the carrier configured for carrying the lens in a manner that provides rotation of the lens relative to the eye of a patient;
• and
• an actuator configured to affect rotation of the lens, the actuator including a driveshaft and a drive gear,
• wherein the actuator is carried by the handle and the drive gear is disposed on a distal end of the handle.

A contact lens and carrier assembly, comprising:

• a lens including a lens body having a distal end defining at least a portion of a first surface configured for contacting an eye and a proximal end defining at least a portion of a second surface, a first reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body, and a second reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body opposing the first reflecting surface at an angle relative to the first reflecting surface;
• a carrier configured for carrying the lens in a manner that provides rotation of the lens relative to the eye of a patient;
• and
• an actuator configured to affect rotation of the lens, the actuator including a drive shaft, wherein a drive motor is mounted to the carrier and interfaces with the drive shaft and wherein the actuator is actuated via the drive motor.

A method of viewing the anterior chamber and the anterior chamber angle of an eye, comprising:

• placing a double-reflecting contact lens on the eye of a patient, the contact lens having a lens body, a first reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body, and a second reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body opposing the first reflecting surface at an angle relative to the first reflecting surface, and wherein the double-reflecting contact lens is carried by a carrier that includes a lens retainer and an elongate handle;
• holding the elongate handle in a substantially constant position with a first hand and viewing a first location in the anterior chamber of the eye of the patient through the contact lens;
• and
• rotating the contact lens on the eye of the patient about an axis parallel to an optical axis of the eye and independently of the lens retainer by using one or more fingers of the same first hand to rotate a portion of the elongate handle and viewing a second location in the anterior chamber of the eye of the patient through the contact lens.