Spectroreflectometric system provided with a pointer mode for combined imaging and spectral analysis

A spectroreflectometric system for performing a spectral analysis on the fundus of a patient's eye, comprising:

• an imaging device;
• a spectral analyser;
• an optical assembly defining an imaging light path between the patient's eye and the imaging device and a spectral analysis light path between the patient's eye and the spectral analyser;
• and
• a pointer light source operable to generate a pointer light beam and optically coupled to the spectral analysis light path such that said pointer light beam is projectable on the fundus of the patient's eye at an analysis spot of said spectral analyser.

A spectroreflectometric method for performing a spectral analysis on the fundus of a patient's eye, comprising:

• providing a spectroreflectometric system operable in an acquisition mode and a pointer mode;
• in the acquisition mode:
• illuminating the fundus of the patient's eye, thereby obtaining return light from said fundus, the return light propagating along an imaging light path;
• separating the return light into an imaging portion continuing along the imaging light path, and a spectral analysis portion diverted to a spectral analysis light path;
• detecting the imaging portion using an imaging device to obtain an image of the fundus of the patient's eye;
• detecting the spectral analysis portion using a spectral analyser to obtain and a spectral analysis of an analysis spot on said fundus;
• in the pointer mode:
• coupling a pointer light beam to the spectral analysis light path so that said pointer light beam is projected towards the fundus of the patient's eye and a reflection thereof propagated along the imaging light path to the imaging device;
• detecting the reflection of the pointer light beam using the imaging device to obtain a visual representation of the analysis spot within said image.