Patent ID: 8118428
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ophthalmic camera for taking an image of the fundus of an eye, comprising: a camera having a camera lens; at least one illumination means; and a second lens, the centres of the second lens and camera lens being aligned to form an alignment axis, wherein the beam of light emitted by the illumination means is able to be focused by the second lens through the pupil of the eye onto the fundus, the illumination means comprises a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources being disposed around the circumference of the camera lens, and wherein the illumination means is set to a setting representative of the pupil, the setting specifying a position of the illumination means linearly along its radial axis and pivoted about the axial plane such that the circle of light emitted by the illumination means is focused relative to the centre of the second lens.