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US 5,054,906 AGranted
Indirectly illuminating ophthalmological speculum
AssigneeBrimfield Precision, Inc.
InventorWilliam G. Lyons, Jr.
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Abstract
An ophthalmological apparatus for opening the eyelids to permit access to the eye, and for illuminating the eye, primarily suited for ophthalmological procedures upon the surface of the eye. In one embodiment, a pair of optical fibers is provided along the arms of a speculum.
Claims8
Ophthalmological apparatus comprising:
- means for urging a pair of eyelids open without obstructing access to the eye so that a surgical procedure may be performed thereon;
- and
- eye illuminating means mounted to said eyelid opening means positioned to direct light substantially tangential to the surface of an eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.