An ophthalmic system comprising: a docking unit (55, 200, 455), configured to align the ophthalmic system and an eye; an OCT imaging system (56, 57, 457), configured to generate an image of an internal structure of the eye, comprising; an imaging controller, including a processor that computes scanning data for a scanning pattern; a local memory controller (440, 440') that partially manages a transfer of the computed scanning data from the processor to a data buffer, configured to store the scanning data and to output the scanning data to an output digital-analog converter, coupled to the data buffer that converts selected scanning data to analog scanning signals and outputs the scanning signals to an OCT beam scanner; and; an OCT imaging unit, including an OCT camera for recording OCT imaging data and for forwarding the recorded imaging data to an OCT analyzer synchronously with the scanning signals under the control of an imaging sync block, driven by the imaging controller, wherein the OCT image analyzer is configured to output an OCT image based on the recorded OCT imaging data through the processor to a display. a docking unit (55, 200, 455), configured to align the ophthalmic system and an eye; an OCT imaging system (56, 57, 457), configured to generate an image of an internal structure of the eye, comprising; an imaging controller, including a processor that computes scanning data for a scanning pattern; a local memory controller (440, 440') that partially manages a transfer of the computed scanning data from the processor to a data buffer, configured to store the scanning data and to output the scanning data to an output digital-analog converter, coupled to the data buffer that converts selected scanning data to analog scanning signals and outputs the scanning signals to an OCT beam scanner; and; a processor that computes scanning data for a scanning pattern; a local memory controller (440, 440') that partially manages a transfer of the computed scanning data from the processor to a data buffer, configured to store the scanning data and to output the scanning data to an output digital-analog converter, coupled to the data buffer that converts selected scanning data to analog scanning signals and outputs the scanning signals to an OCT beam scanner; and; configured to store the scanning data and to output the scanning data to an output digital-analog converter, coupled to the data buffer that converts selected scanning data to analog scanning signals and outputs the scanning signals to an OCT beam scanner; and; an OCT imaging unit, including an OCT camera for recording OCT imaging data and for forwarding the recorded imaging data to an OCT analyzer synchronously with the scanning signals under the control of an imaging sync block, driven by the imaging controller, wherein the OCT image analyzer is configured to output an OCT image based on the recorded OCT imaging data through the processor to a display. an OCT camera for recording OCT imaging data and for forwarding the recorded imaging data to an OCT analyzer synchronously with the scanning signals under the control of an imaging sync block, driven by the imaging controller, wherein the OCT image analyzer is configured to output an OCT image based on the recorded OCT imaging data through the processor to a display.