An ophthalmic endo-illumination system, comprising: a light source configured to produce a light beam; a condenser; a fiber port configured to couple at least a portion of the light beam to an optical fiber of an illumination probe; a beam splitter disposed between the fiber port and the condenser, the beam splitter configured to receive the light beam from the condenser and split the light beam into a first beam and a second beam, the first beam being provided to the fiber port and the second beam being coupled to a monitoring fiber and an alignment system for aligning the monitoring fiber with the second beam, the alignment system comprising: a moveable ferrule housing having the monitoring fiber secured therein; and a first displacement mechanism for displacing the moveable ferrule housing in a first direction (X-direction), the first displacement mechanism comprising: a first transfer spring coupled to the moveable ferrule housing; and a first screw actuator having a first sloped surface contacting a first motion transfer ball such that movement of the first screw actuator causes the first motion transfer ball to move along the first sloped surface, the first motion transfer ball contacting the first transfer spring such that movement of the first motion transfer ball along the first sloped surface causes a displacement of the first transfer spring, thereby displacing the moveable ferrule housing in the first direction. a light source configured to produce a light beam; a condenser; a fiber port configured to couple at least a portion of the light beam to an optical fiber of an illumination probe; a beam splitter disposed between the fiber port and the condenser, the beam splitter configured to receive the light beam from the condenser and split the light beam into a first beam and a second beam, the first beam being provided to the fiber port and the second beam being coupled to a monitoring fiber and an alignment system for aligning the monitoring fiber with the second beam, the alignment system comprising: a moveable ferrule housing having the monitoring fiber secured therein; and a first displacement mechanism for displacing the moveable ferrule housing in a first direction (X-direction), the first displacement mechanism comprising: a first transfer spring coupled to the moveable ferrule housing; and a first screw actuator having a first sloped surface contacting a first motion transfer ball such that movement of the first screw actuator causes the first motion transfer ball to move along the first sloped surface, the first motion transfer ball contacting the first transfer spring such that movement of the first motion transfer ball along the first sloped surface causes a displacement of the first transfer spring, thereby displacing the moveable ferrule housing in the first direction. a moveable ferrule housing having the monitoring fiber secured therein; and a first displacement mechanism for displacing the moveable ferrule housing in a first direction (X-direction), the first displacement mechanism comprising: a first transfer spring coupled to the moveable ferrule housing; and a first screw actuator having a first sloped surface contacting a first motion transfer ball such that movement of the first screw actuator causes the first motion transfer ball to move along the first sloped surface, the first motion transfer ball contacting the first transfer spring such that movement of the first motion transfer ball along the first sloped surface causes a displacement of the first transfer spring, thereby displacing the moveable ferrule housing in the first direction. a first transfer spring coupled to the moveable ferrule housing; and a first screw actuator having a first sloped surface contacting a first motion transfer ball such that movement of the first screw actuator causes the first motion transfer ball to move along the first sloped surface, the first motion transfer ball contacting the first transfer spring such that movement of the first motion transfer ball along the first sloped surface causes a displacement of the first transfer spring, thereby displacing the moveable ferrule housing in the first direction.