Abstract: A slit-lamp microscope includes a base plate defining an x-axis and a z-axis. The microscope includes a movable base member slidably disposed on the base plate. The microscope includes a computer that generates first and second control signals to induce first and second movement devices, respectively, to move the movable base member in response to a first x-axis command and a first z-axis command, respectively, in first and second remote control messages, respectively. The computer generates a third control signal to induce the digital camera of the microscope assembly to generate a digital image from the light received from the subjects eye in response to the photograph command in a third remote control message.