Imaging device for ophthalmic laser system using off-axis miniature camera

An imaging system for an ophthalmic laser system, the ophthalmic laser system comprising a focusing objective lens, the imaging system comprising:

• a prism cone made of a transparent optical material and disposed downstream of the focusing objective lens, the prism cone having an upper surface, a lower surface parallel to the upper surface, a tapered side surface between the upper and lower surfaces, and a beveled surface formed at an upper edge of the prism cone and intersecting the upper surface and the side surface;
• and
• a camera disposed adjacent to the prism cone, the camera having an image detector that faces the beveled surface of the prism cone, wherein the camera is disposed to directly receive light that enters the lower surface of the prism cone and exits the beveled surface without having been reflected by any surface.