A surgical tool, comprising: a housing comprising one or more housing portions (42a, 42b), wherein the housing comprises a handle graspable by a surgeon, wherein the handle includes a trigger; a cannula emanating from the housing and defining a first long axis, wherein the cannula is configured for insertion within a patient, wherein a distal end of the cannula comprises a blade tip assembly, wherein the blade tip assembly includes an optical window; at least one optical electronics module within the housing, where the at least one optical electronics module comprises one or more light emitters configured to provide illumination, and a camera; an optical assembly within the housing having a proximal end coupled to the at least one optical electronics module and a distal end proximate to the optical window, wherein the optical assembly includes at least one first optical path configured to provide the illumination to the patient's tissue proximate to the optical window, and at least one second optical path configured to transmit images of the patient's tissue proximate to the optical window to the camera; further comprising an actuator within the housing, wherein the actuator is responsive to depressing and releasing the trigger; wherein the at least one optical electronics module and the optical assembly are configured to move within the housing parallel to the first long axis as the trigger is depressed and released; a wireless transmitter and antenna within the housing, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit via the antenna the images received at the camera to a display; and a battery within the housing configured to provide power to the light emitters, the camera, and the wireless transmitter. a housing comprising one or more housing portions (42a, 42b), wherein the housing comprises a handle graspable by a surgeon, wherein the handle includes a trigger; a cannula emanating from the housing and defining a first long axis, wherein the cannula is configured for insertion within a patient, wherein a distal end of the cannula comprises a blade tip assembly, wherein the blade tip assembly includes an optical window; at least one optical electronics module within the housing, where the at least one optical electronics module comprises one or more light emitters configured to provide illumination, and a camera; an optical assembly within the housing having a proximal end coupled to the at least one optical electronics module and a distal end proximate to the optical window, wherein the optical assembly includes at least one first optical path configured to provide the illumination to the patient's tissue proximate to the optical window, and at least one second optical path configured to transmit images of the patient's tissue proximate to the optical window to the camera; further comprising an actuator within the housing, wherein the actuator is responsive to depressing and releasing the trigger; wherein the at least one optical electronics module and the optical assembly are configured to move within the housing parallel to the first long axis as the trigger is depressed and released; a wireless transmitter and antenna within the housing, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit via the antenna the images received at the camera to a display; and a battery within the housing configured to provide power to the light emitters, the camera, and the wireless transmitter.