Optical assembly, optical lens, and imaging reader

An imaging reader for electro-optically reading a symbol by image capture, comprising:

• a housing;
• and an optical assembly mounted in the housing, the optical assembly comprising:
• an imaging component having a field of view;
• an aiming system comprising an aiming light source and an aiming lens through which aiming light from the aiming light source is transmitted;
• and,
• an illumination system comprising an illumination light source and an illumination lens having a lens body, the lens body having an incident surface positioned to receive light into the lens body from the illumination light source, a first exit surface positioned such that some of the light received from the illumination light source through the incident surface exits through the first exit surface without being reflected within the lens body, a reflective surface adapted to reflect some of the light received from the illumination light source through the incident surface within the lens body, and a second exit surface positioned such that at least some of the light reflected by the reflective surface exits through the second exit surface.