A line-scanning ophthalmoscope is described, the ophthalmoscope comprising a light source to provide a light beam to an object of interest, a beam separating device to receive the light beam, provide the light beam to a scanning device and substantially separate the light beam and the returning light beam from the object of interest, a scanning device to direct the light beam to the object of interest for scanning the object of interest to receive the light beam returning from the object of interest and to direct at least part of the reflected light beam towards a detector and a further scanning device to convert the light beam to a line- shaped light beam. In an embodiment, the LSO further comprises an arrayed line generating device such as a lenticular lens array. The ophthalmoscope according to the invention may also comprise a further line generating elements for in use displacing the line-shaped light beam for scanning the object of interest in a direction substantially parallel to the line of the line- shaped light beam, at a frequency that is comparatively high compared to a scanning frequency for scanning the object of interest.
