Patent ID: 7712899

Claim:
An apparatus for imaging an eye, comprising: a first Scheimpflug imaging system having a first video camera and first optics configured to direct a first group of light reflected from an eye being examined into the video camera; a second Scheimpflug imaging system having a second video camera and second optics configured to direct a second group of light reflected from an eye being examined into the second video camera, the second Scheimpflug imaging system and the first Scheimpflug imaging system are positioned perpendicular to one another; a movable platform having at least a portion of the first Scheimpflug imaging system and least a portion of the second Scheimpflug imaging system fixedly connected to the platform so that the respective portions of the first and second Scheimpflug imaging systems move in accordance with any movement of the platform; and an eye movement tracking system comprising a third video camera and a third optics configured to direct a third group of light reflected from the eye into the third video camera, wherein the eye movement tracking system is capable of detecting movement of an eye away from an alignment position and wherein the movable platform is capable of moving to compensate for the detected eye movement so as to keep the eye in the alignment position.