Patent ID: 11969211
Assignee: VIALASE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A handheld device configured for handheld movement relative to an eye for visualizing an irido-corneal angle of the eye, the handheld device comprising:
an optics structure having an axis, the optics structure comprising an optical assembly within a housing, the optical assembly including an exit lens having a concave eye-facing surface at an eye-facing end of the housing, wherein the axis of the optics structure extends through the apex of the exit lens, the exit lens is configured to optically couple with the eye through the concave eye-facing surface, and the optical assembly is configured to provide a line of sight to the irido-corneal angle when the axis of the optics structure is aligned with an optical axis of the eye; and
an imaging apparatus coupled with the optics structure and comprising a camera aligned with the line of sight and configured to enable capturing an image of the eye including the irido-corneal angle.