Abstract: An ophthalmic instrument support which comprises a container for enclosing ophthalmic instrumentation, a fixed support upon which the device rests, a movable support apparatus for moving the container, and a control apparatus for controlling movement of the container. The control apparatus employs a control rod having a switch to activate and deactivate an electric motor which controls the movement of the container in a first dimension as well as allowing manual movement of the container in a second and third dimension relative to the base.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing an adjustable aperture used in the practice of simulated artifical intraocular lens insertion comprising; a flexible diaphragm with a circular aperture therethrough, a cylindrical diaphragm mount for supporting the diaphragm, a diaphragm control member within the mount, and means for moving the control member against the diaphragm, thereby stretching the diaphragm and expanding the size of the circular diaphragm aperture. The size of the aperture is increased or reduced in order to simulate the pupil of the eye in various stages of dilation. The flexible diaphragm member is used to simulate the iris, so that an artificial intraocular lens may be inserted through the circular aperture and mounted on the flexible diaphragm member, thereby simulating the mounting of such a lens to the iris of the human eye.

Abstract: An artificial intraocular lens system is provided with posterior and anterior tabs adapted to receive and hold a pin substantially perpendicularly therebetween. Said lens system allows for the insertion and affixing of the lens in the eye without the use of sutures and without requiring incisions in the iris to be made by the surgeon. Also disclosed is a tool for insertion of a lens system into the eye.

Abstract: An ophthalmic instrument is constructed with an aligning axis for aligning the instrument to the cornea of an eye and first and second operating modes. The first operating mode measures the corneal curvatures in two orthogonal planes and the second operating mode examines at least the surface of the cornea. The instrument has an eyepiece, an imaging system, and a reflecting system. The eyepiece is disposed on the aligning axis. The imaging system has an axis that is displaced from and substantially parallel to the aligning axis and is used in the first and second modes. The reflecting system displaces an image from the aligning axis to the optical axis and provides an erect image of the displaced image at the eyepiece in the second mode.