EXHIBIT 23(A)
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR


          We  hereby   consent  to  the   incorporation   by  reference  in  the
Registration Statement of Ophthalmic Imaging Systems on Form S-8 (dated March 1,
2002) of our report dated February 16, 2001 on our audit of the balance sheet of
Ophthalmic  Imaging Systems as of December 31, 2000, and the related  statements
of operations,  shareholders'  deficit, and cash flows for the four-month period
ended  December 31, 2000 and the year ended August 31, 2000,  which are included
in the Ophthalmic  Imaging  Systems  Transition  Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the
period ended December 31, 2000.


                                                  /s/ Perry-Smith LLP

Sacramento, California
March 1, 2002