Endoscope Having a Dual Camera Module

Abstract

Dual camera module ophthalmic endoscope is disclosed that can fully recapitulate the traditional stereo view of said retina of said eye provided thru a surgical microscope when said vitreoretinal surgeon is viewing said retina using said surgical microscope, looking thru said cornea and said lens of said eye. Said dual camera module ophthalmic endoscope is comprised of: 1) an ultra-small camera sensor to directly image said retina of said eye providing higher resolution image from said camera modules than a commercial endoscope using fiber optic rather than direct ultra-small camera sensor to image said retina 2) an ultra-wide 150° field of view lens system paired with said camera sensor to provide full imaging of said retina to said ora serata, from a central, macula-directed positioning of said endoscope camera module in said eye 3) fiber optic illumination system to fully illuminate said 150° field of view imaged by said ultra-wide 150° field of view lens system, 4) software algorithm to integrate said dual images provided by said dual camera modules to provide said vitreoretinal surgeon a 3-D, stereoscopic heads-up, top-down view of the retina using said dual camera module ophthalmic endoscope.

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