Patent ID: 8070290

Claim:
A gonioscopic attachment for redirecting light exiting a gonioscope, the gonioscopic attachment comprising: a housing defining an interior chamber, the housing comprising a connector configured to allow the housing to be removably attached to a gonioscope; and an attachment optical element secured by the housing, the attachment optical element being substantially wedge-shaped, the interior chamber comprising a recess located below the attachment optical element, the recess configured to receive at least a portion of a gonioscopic optical element of the gonioscope such that the attachment optical element is positioned with respect to the gonioscopic optical element such that light exiting the gonioscopic optical element is directed toward the attachment optical element, wherein the connector is configured to provide a snap-fit connection with an attachment region on a handle of the gonioscope, the attachment region having a thickness, the connector comprising a cutout located at a base portion of said housing, said cutout having a width that is wide enough to receive said attachment region of said gonioscope, said cutout comprising a narrowed region having a narrowed width that is less than the thickness of the attachment region.