Slit lamp and biomicroscope assembly

A slit lamp and biomicroscope assembly comprising:

• a viewing system including a biomicroscope;
• an illumination system including a slit lamp having at least one light source and a light processing system having a first pane having a first slit opening of variable width and a second pane having a second slit opening of variable height and a carousel configured to rotate and an outlet configured to move;
• a positioning system supporting both of said biomicroscope and said slit lamp, said positioning system configured to control a position of said biomicroscope along a first horizontal axis and along a first vertical axis;
• and
• a user interface handle graspable by a hand of a user and supported on said positioning system proximate to said biomicroscope, said user interface handle including a plurality of input devices including at least one first input device and at least one second input device and at least one third input device;
• wherein said user interface handle further comprises a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion adjacent to one another;
• wherein said first gripping portion is sized to be grasped by the hand of the user and configured to be grasped for gross movement of said biomicroscope to a desired general position;
• wherein said second gripping portion is also sized to be grasped by the hand of the user;
• wherein said at least one second input device is mounted on said second gripping portion and thus spaced from said first gripping portion, said at least one second input device configured to receive input from the hand of the user;
• and
• wherein said at least one third input device is mounted on said second gripping portion and thus spaced from said first gripping portion, said at least one third input device configured to receive input from the hand of the user.