Illumination system for ophthalmoscope

In an ophthalmoscope having a contact lens for viewing an eye fundus and having illuminating means for directing light onto the eye sclera for illumination therethrough of the eye fundus, the improvement comprising

• A. first means in said illuminating means for projecting fundus-illuminating light,
• B. optical conductor means in said illuminating means and having opposed facets, a first in optical alignment across on air gap with said first means for receipt of projected fundus-illuminating light and a second arranged for placement in contact with an eye sclera for directing such light onto the sclera, and
• C. means mounting said lens together with said first means and said optical conductor means, said mounting means mounting said optical conductor means in said optical alignment and for facile movement relative to said first means upon engagement of said second facet with an eye sclera.

In an ophthalmoscope having a contact lens for viewing an eye fundus and having illuminating means for directing light onto the eye sclera for illumination therethrough of the eye fundus, the improvement comprising

• A. optical conductor means in said illuminating means and having opposed facets, a first for the receipt of projected fundus-illuminating light and a second arranged for placement in contact with an eye sclera for directing such light onto the sclera,
• B. means for mounting said lens and for mounting said optical conductor means, said mounting means mounting said optical conductor means for facile movement along an optical path and relative to said lens upon engagement of said second facet with an eye sclera, and
• C. means in said illuminating means mounted with said mounting means in stationary disposition along said optical path relative to said optical conductor means, and in optical alignment along said optical path for projecting fundus-illuminating light onto said first facet.