Patent ID: 8789950
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A line-scanning ophthalmoscope, comprising: a light source to provide a light beam to an object of interest; a beam separating device to receive the light beam, provide the light beam to a scanning device and substantially separate the light beam and a returning light beam from the object of interest; a scanning device to direct the light beam to the object of interest for scanning the object of interest with a line-shaped light beam; to receive the returning light beam from the object of interest; and to direct at least part of the returning light beam towards a detector; a line generating device to convert the light beam to the line-shaped light beam for scanning the object of interest, wherein the line generating device is an arrayed line generating device; and a further scanning device for providing a displacement of the light beam or the line-shaped light beam in a direction substantially parallel to the line of the line-shaped light beam; wherein the arrayed line generating device comprises an array of reflective or refractive ridges for converting the light beam to the line-shaped light beam.