Abstract: A speaker can have a main body with a generally spheroidal shape, which can be supported standing on its end. The speaker can include a subwoofer that faces forward. A plurality of mid-range drivers can be distributed around the sub-woofer, facing generally forward and radially outward. A plurality of tweeters can be distributed around the sub-woofer, facing generally forward and generally outward. The outer housing portion of the speaker can be covered with a fabric material. A user interface ring 162 can be touch sensitive to receive input, and can have a plurality of lights that can be illuminated separately to convey information to the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ocular therapy device having a radiation source emitting UV light and an optical imaging system disposed downstream of the radiation source for imaging a therapy beam coming from the radiation source in an ocular imaging plane, wherein an optical condenser unit is disposed downstream of the radiation source and comprising a diaphragm unit, an optical means for influencing a spatial energy distribution which can be associated with the therapy beam and is oriented along the therapy beam cross-section, and comprising an optical means for influencing a beam form, which can be associated with the therapy beam.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ocular therapy device having a radiation source emitting UV light and an optical imaging system disposed downstream of the radiation source for imaging a therapy beam coming from the radiation source in an ocular imaging plane, wherein an optical condenser unit is disposed downstream of the radiation source and comprising a diaphragm unit, an optical means for influencing a spatial energy distribution which can be associated with the therapy beam and is oriented along the therapy beam cross-section, and comprising an optical means for influencing a beam form, which can be associated with the therapy beam.

Abstract: A device for cleaning optic gauges (6), which have an eye surface contact area, and in particular applanation tonometer gauges or ophthalmic contact lenses for diagnostic purposes or laser treatment is described. The device comprises: a liquid filling and emptying top-opening cleaning unit (11); one or more liquid reservoirs (1,2), connectable to the cleaning unit (11) so that fluids contained in the liquid reservoirs (1,2) can be dispensed into the cleaning unit (11); a waste water repository (3), connectable to the cleaning unit (11) so that liquid can be drained from the cleaning unit (11) into the waste water repository (3); a receptacle (5) to hold at least one optic gauge (6), that is either in a fixed position or positionable, so that an optic gauge (6) inserted into the receptacle (5) from above, eye surface contact area first, at least partially extends into the cleaning unit (11).

Abstract: The invention is a device for examining the anterior and the posterior segments of the eyeball in a patient's eye, including a stereoscopic microscope system and an oscillating slit lamp disposed downstream of the stereoscopic microscope in the viewing direction in longitudinal direction to two parallel optical beam paths. The invention in the region between the binocular tube objective system and the main objective provides an optical deflection means which does not optically interfere with the stereoscopic beam paths of the stereoscopic microscope and via which an observation beam path and an illumination beam path of an ophthalmoscope can be coupled in in such a manner that the optical observation beam path and the illumination beam path deflected by the optical deflection means each pass through the main objective in viewing direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmoscope for examining the fundus of an eye of a patient, which comprises at least one illuminating device producing at least one illuminating beam, in addition to an imaging lens system which can be associated with the illuminating device and which images the illuminating beam onto the fundus of the eye of a patient; also comprising an observation device, wherein the imaging lens system images an observation beam onto the fundus of the eye, said observation beam being produced by reflecting the illuminating beam; also comprising a diaphragm arrangement introduced into the illuminating beam and the observation beam, whereby the gap of said diaphragm can be variably modified and synchronized.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for examining the anterior and the posterior segments of the eyeball in a patient's eye, said device having a stereoscopic microscope system and an oscillating slit lamp disposed downstream of the stereoscopic microscope in the viewing direction in longitudinal direction to two parallel optical beam paths, so-called stereoscopic beam paths passing through the stereoscopic microscope, with a binocular optic having a downstream binocular tube object system, an interchangeable Galilean optic as well as a main objective being provided in longitudinal direction to the stereoscopic beam paths.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmoscope for examining the fundus of an eye of a patient, which comprises at least one illuminating device producing at least one illuminating beam, in addition to an imaging lens system which can be associated with the illuminating device and which images the illuminating beam onto the fundus of the eye of a patient; also comprising an observation device, wherein the imaging lens system images an observation beam onto the fundus of the eye, said observation beam being produced by reflecting the illuminating beam; also comprising a diaphragm arrangement introduced into the illuminating beam and the observation beam, whereby the gap of said diaphragm can be variably modified and synchronised.

Abstract: The invention is characterised by the provision that in a slit lamp or a slit lamp projector an oblique thin glass flat with a partial reflection of the light is disposed at a defined angle relative to the optical path above the filter assembly between the latter and the “slit projector” lens (4), and in the configuration with an achromatic doublet lens between the lens assemblies in the parallel optical path, in such a way that as a result one part of the incident rays is incident as deflected light cone on a detector assembly which is arranged laterally in the housing at an angle dependent on the angle of the thin glass flat in the housing, which detector assembly measures the respectively existing luminous intensity, transmits the detected values to an evaluation and control means which compares the values so received against a predetermined maximum value, calculates the irradiation dose for the phakic or aphakic eye and, when the value is exceeded, signals this situation on an indicating alarm

Abstract: An apparatus for the observation and treatment of the eye with a laser, having an illumination light source, whose light is focussed on the part of the eye to be observed and which preferably contains a laser, a scanning device, which generates a scanning movement of the light of the illumination light source on the background of the eye, a detector device, which receives the reflected light, an evaluation and synchronization unit, which generates from the time-sequential signal output of the detector device a visual representation of the portions of the eye to be treated and shows the visual representation, on a monitor, and a treatment laser device, whose light can be reflected on the part of the eye to be treated. The apparatus provides that a visual representation in which the location or locations to be treated are marked, can be superimposed on the visual representation of the eye at least on the monitor, and a control unit aligns the laser to the marked location.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting parameters of an ophthalmic lens including a vertex refractometer having a lens support for the ophthalmic lens and a detection device for optical detection of at least one engraved marking on at least one predetermined surface area of the ophthalmic lens. The vertex refractometer has a measurement beam path which passes through the ophthalmic lens when the ophthalmic lens is lying on the lens support and the detection device has at least one light source, an imaging optical system for directing light from the at least one light source onto the at least one predetermined surface area of the ophthalmic lens with at least one engraved marking, and an optical receiver system having a light sensor which is connected to an evaluation and representation unit. The optical receiver system images light beams from the imaging optical system which are reflected from the at least one predetermined surface area of the ophthalmic lens.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for aligning a focused beam of light and, in particular, a laser beam onto a surface using optical elements which image, respectively shape, deflect and align the beam of light.The present invention is distinguished by a deflecting optical element having, in addition, a focusing effect.

Abstract: An instrument for the examination and/or treatment of the eye having an examination device designed for the examination of the fundus oculi and having a contact eyeglass, which is provided with a lens which can be placed on the eye, the eye-facing surface of the lens being adapted to the curve of the cornea. The lens which is placed on the eye has no spherical power at least in the region of the optical axis.

Abstract: A device for directing a laser beam in the path of a beam from a slit lamp of a slit lamp apparatus to an eye to be treated or examined. The device includes a slit lamp apparatus having an optical axis along which light of the slit lamp is guided, an optical system for directing a laser beam from a side opposite to the slit lamp apparatus along the optical axis of the slit lamp apparatus, and a deflector for deflecting the laser beam and the light from the slit lamp apparatus by an angle of about 90 degrees so that the laser beam and the light of the slit lamp apparatus are coaxially directed to the eye to be treated or examined.

Abstract: An endothelium attachment for a slit lamp device with a microscope objective to increase the magnification of the slit lamp microscope which can be attached in front of the slip lamp microscope housing. The attachment includes a beam splitter provided between the microscope objective and the primary objective of the slit lamp microscope, this beam splitter being arranged in the optical axis of the primary objective and deflecting at least a portion of the light reflected by the eye to be examined into at least one ocular beam path of the slit lamp microscope, and that the portion of the light passing through the beam splitter impinges upon a measuring and/or recording unit.

Abstract: A contact lens is disclosed, especially for the treatment of the frontal eye sections with a laser, the surface on the eye side of which has a radius adapted to the radius of curvature of the cornea, this contact lens exhibiting a reflective surface for enlarging the field of vision.The contact lens has the following features:the reflective surface is a planar area and is arranged in the part of the contact lens wherein the axial distance between the surface on the eye side and the frontal surface is at a maximum,the surfaces on the eye side and on the frontal side form an aplanatic system,the two surfaces almost penetrate each other on the side opposite to the reflective surface.

Abstract: A device for the generation of a laser beam spot of adjustable size on an object, in particular in the human eye so as to enable laser surgery of the eye. The device includes a focusing device which projects the laser beam onto the eye with a small focusing spot and a large aperture cone and a deflector device which moves the focusing spot over the desired beam spot area in a predetermined scanning pattern. In this way, it is possible, for example, also to realize large treatment areas of any desired shape on the fundus without any injury to the frontal eye sections.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus for treatment of the eye with the use of a laser, the beam of which can be projected onto the area of the eye to be treated. An inventive element is that there is positioned in the beam path of the laser at least one beam multiplier, which divides the beam into at least two sub-beams, which are arranged in a specific spacial relationship to each other and which are jointly projected onto the area of the eye to be treated. The beam multiplier provided in accordance with the present invention has the advantage that the treatment time is reduced by a factor, equaling the number of individual sub-beams.

Abstract: An apparatus utilizing a laser for treating the eye of a patient in either a seated or supine position. The apparatus includes a slit lamp device having integrated laser beam guidance for examination and treatment of seated patients and a support element attachable to the casing of the microscope of the slit lamp device and carrying lens groups for and a deflection device for modifying the beam path and which enable bending of the laser beam, illumination beam and the observation beam path to the eye to be treated when the patient is in a supine position.

Abstract: A device for steady-state adjustment of a light beam enabling laser treatment in an impact plane including a joint enabling rotational movement about one axis and tilting movement about another axis extending perpendicularly to the one axis. The joint is biased to a predetermined position and a mirror is mounted on the joint with first and second magnet-coil arrangments being separately mounted on the joint for respectively enabling independent tilting movement of the joint and the mirror about the one axis and independent rotational movement of the joint and the mirror about another axis. A control unit is provided for controlling current flow in coils of the first and second magnet-coil arrangements to effect movement of the joint and the mirror, whereby the mirror is adjusted to enable deflection of light beam to an impact point in the impact plane.