Patent ID: 7704246

Claim:
An intraocular light probe for insertion into the eye to provide intraocular illumination, comprising: a light source for providing intraocular illumination light; a shield operably connected to said light source and having an aperture therein for directing said illumination light toward target tissues, said aperture being 180 degrees or less in cross-section, the shield shielding said illumination light from being directed toward other tissues and the eyes of a surgeon manipulating the light probe, whereby unwanted glare is diminished; wherein said aperture extends in a transverse direction and in a longitudinal direction with respect to a long axis of said shield and is configured to direct said illumination light in a forward and downward direction with respect to said long axis of said shield, and wherein said shield is configured to shield said illumination light from being emitted in all other directions; wherein said shield has a straight tip that tapers with respect to said long axis of said shield, wherein said shield tapers at the end opposite from the end connected to said light source.