Exhibit 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 302(A) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dr. Meir D. Burstin, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of LanOptics Ltd.
   (the "Company");

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
   untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
   fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
   circumstances under which such statements were made, not
   misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
   report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
   financial information included in this annual report, fairly
   present in all material respects the financial condition, results
   of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the
   periods presented in this annual report;

4. The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
   establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
   (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d- 15(e)) and
   internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
   Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f)) for the Company and have:

      a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
         disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
         supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
         Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
         us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
         in which this annual report is being prepared;

      b) [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
         34-47986]

      (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls
      and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
      of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

      (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal
      control over financial reporting that occurred during the period
      covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is
      reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control
      over financial reporting; and

5. The Company 's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
   most recent evaluation, to the Company 's auditors and the audit committee
   of Company 's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
   function):

      a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
      or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and


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      b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
      other employees who have a significant role in the Company 's internal
      controls over financial reporting.


Date: March 30, 2004                          /s/ Meir D. Burstin
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                                              Dr. Meir D. Burstin
                                              Chairman

*     The originally executed copy of this Certification will be maintained at
the Company's offices and will be made available for inspection upon request.


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