Patent ID: 7703923

Claim:
A system for imaging retinal tissues of an eye which comprises: a laser unit for generating an input beam having a wavelength λ i , and for directing the input beam to a spot in the retina of an eye to generate a return beam from a retinal tissue, wherein the return beam has a first component with a wavelength λ r1 and a second component with a wavelength λ r2 , wherein λ i ≠λ r1 ≠λ r2 ; a sensor unit for evaluating light returned from the retina to identify optical and phase aberrations introduced into the return beam by components of the eye; a compensator responsive to the sensor unit for altering the input beam to compensate the input beam by removing optical aberrations therefrom; and an imaging unit for receiving the return beam and imaging the retinal tissue by using a selected component in the return beam (λ r1 vis-a-vis λ r2 ).