| CPC A61B 3/005 (2013.01) [A61B 3/0008 (2013.01); A61B 3/0083 (2013.01); A61B 3/112 (2013.01); A61B 3/117 (2013.01); A61B 3/135 (2013.01); A61B 3/14 (2013.01); A61B 3/145 (2013.01); A61B 3/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/0013 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/6898 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0431 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0456 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01)] | 44 Claims |
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1. A handheld ophthalmic device for imaging an eye having a retina, said device comprising:
a handheld mechanical assembly having a front side and a rear side, said front side being curved, said handheld mechanical assembly comprising:
a first camera and a first source of illumination configured as a non-contact ophthalmoscope, said first camera configured to image the retina of the eye when spaced apart from the eye so as to provide non-contact imaging of the eye;
a second source of illumination configured to be laterally translated along a curved track on the curved front side of said mechanical assembly;
at least one second camera, wherein the second source of illumination and the at least one second camera are configured as a slit lamp, said second camera on said front side of said handheld mechanical assembly;
electronics; and
a docking system configured to receive and hold a smartphone, a cellphone or an electronic tablet, wherein the smartphone, the cellphone or the electronic tablet comprises a display device, a memory device, and a mobile communication system configured to communicate over a distance greater than about 1000 feet, wherein the docking system is configured such that the smartphone, the cellphone or the electronic tablet is disposed on the rear side of the mechanical assembly opposite the front side of the mechanical assembly through which the ophthalmoscope and the slit lamp are configured to emit and capture light;
wherein said track is between said second camera and said second source of illumination and the distance between the second source of illumination and the second camera is less than the distance between the track and the location of the eye,
wherein the first camera and the at least one second camera are different from a camera integrated in the smartphone, cellphone, or electronic tablet;
wherein the handheld ophthalmic device is configured to be operated in a first mode as a non-contact ophthalmoscope and in a second mode as a slit-lamp to examine an eye of a subject facing the front side of the mechanical assembly, and
wherein the electronics are configured to electronically communicate with the smartphone, the cellphone or the electronic tablet and transport one or more images captured by the first camera in the first mode or the at least one second camera in the second mode to the smartphone, the cellphone or the electronic tablet.
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