SELF-ILLUMINATED HANDHELD LENS FOR RETINAL EXAMINATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF

System and method directed towards providing full and even illumination of a patient's retina through lighting integrated into a handheld fundus lens. By integrating the lighting, the method and system reduces and even eliminate many lens artifacts and reflections. By increasing the accuracy, quality, and field of view 10 afforded during clinical examination of the retina, the method and system will allow practitioners to make more accurate diagnoses and will increase safety during retinal surgical procedures.