Patent ID: 7712901

Claim:
A method of detecting a condition or disease in an eye of a patient, the method comprising: emitting a first light beam into the eye through skin directly adjacent to a portion of the eye to illuminate the iris of the eye from within the eye, the first light beam having a first light spectrum; emitting a second light beam into the eye through the skin directly adjacent to the portion of the eye to illuminate the iris of the eye from within the eye, the second light beam having a second light spectrum that is different from the first light spectrum; digitally capturing a first light spectrum penetrating the iris from the first light beam within the eye; digitally capturing a second light spectrum penetrating the iris from the second light beam within the eye; producing a first digital image of the iris from the first light spectrum; producing a second digital image of the iris from the second light spectrum; and analyzing the first digital image and the second digital image to determine a condition or disease of the iris.