FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: imaging system to assist in ophthalmic surgery, comprising: a light source, configured to generate an imaging light beam; a beam guidance system, configured to guide the imaging light beam from the light source; a beam scanner, configured to receive the imaging light from the beam guidance system, and to generate a scanned imaging light beam; a surgical microscope; a beam coupler, configured to redirect the scanned imaging light beam into the optical channel of the surgical microscope, the optical channel extending through the beam coupler; a wide field of view (WFOV) lens, combined with the beam coupler and adapted for contact with the eye to be examined and direct the redirected scanning light beam to obtain an image in the target area of the eye being examined. Combined beam coupler and WFOV lens are a disposable article.
EFFECT: use of this group of inventions will improve visualisation for vitreoretinal, antiglaucoma or other ophthalmologic operations.
20 cl, 7 dwg
