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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2009

OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

CALIFORNIA 1-11140 94-3035367

(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)

221 Lathrop Way, Suite I

Sacramento, California 95815
(Address of Principal Executive) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (916) 646-2020

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 20, 2009, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated February 20, 2009.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 23, 2009 OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS

By: /s/ Ariel Shenhar

Name: Ariel Shenhar
Title: Chief Financial Officer

OP HT HALMIC IMAGING SYST EMS

221 LATHROP WAY, SUITE I

SACRAMENTO, CA 95815

OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL IMPACT OF

U.S. GOVERNMENT’S STIMULUS PACKAGE ON ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS MARKET
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., February 20, 2009 -- Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS) (OTC BB: OISI) and Abraxas Medical Solutions, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of OIS and a provider of state of the art Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution, commented on a portion of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Government’s stimulus package (the “Stimulus Package”), that pertains to
healthcare IT.

Estimates released by the Congressional Budget Office on February 13, project that over $20 billion will be spent on financial incentives for
doctors who become meaningful users of a certified EHR solution by 2015 (see http://www.oisi.com/HR1/CBO.pdf for more information).
Physicians who implement a solution and become meaningful users between 2010 and 2012 will be eligible for $44,000 each in incentive
payments, and physicians who become meaningful users between 2012 and 2014 will be eligible for lower payments. Physicians who have not
become meaningful users by 2014 will not qualify for any payments. Additional information on this portion of the Stimulus Plan is available at
http://www.oisi.com/HR1/HR1.pdf.

“We believe the portion of the Stimulus Package that offers incentives to users for utilizing a certified EHR solution has tremendous potential
to rapidly increase the user base of EHR solutions and improve the quality of care and efficiency of our healthcare system. While many
medical professionals recognize the advantages that EHR solutions offer their businesses and patients, the market’s adoption of these
solutions has been slow,” stated Gil Allon, CEO of Ophthalmic Imaging Systems. “We are pleased that the Stimulus Package requires
professionals to be meaningful users of an EHR solution within the next five years and that the solutions must be certified. We believe that
these requirements will ensure that our health system will receive the biggest gains in efficiency through guaranteed interoperability and
system use.”
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OIS W W W .O ISI.C O M
221 LATHROP WAY, S UITE I MAIN 800 .338.8436
FAX 916 .646.0207
S AC RAMENTO , CA 95815
USA
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Ophthalmic Imaging Systems

Press Release
February 20, 2009

“The timing of this stimulus package is especially fortunate for OIS and Abraxas Medical Solutions, as we offer our CCHIT Certified® 2006
Ambulatory EHR, (Abraxas EMR version 1.0.3.0), along with practice management solutions into five different medical specialties. While our
solutions have been well received in the market thus far, we anticipate the Stimulus Package will create a significant increase in customer
demand. With a relatively short window of opportunity to take advantage of these payments, we believe that the market will react to these
deadlines by implementing solutions early, so physicians can be meaningful EHR users prior to the deadline.”

About Ophthalmic Imaging Systems

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (www.oisi.com), a majority-owned subsidiary of MediVision, is the leading provider of ophthalmic digital imaging
systems. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital imaging systems and informatics solutions for the eye care
market. With over twenty years in the ophthalmic imaging business, the Company has consistently introduced new, innovative technology.
Through OIS’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Abraxas Medical Solutions, the company provides Electronic Medical Records and Practice
Management software to Ophthalmology as well as OB/GYN, Orthopedic and Primary care. The Company, together with MediVision, co-
markets and supports our products through an extensive network of dealers, distributors, and direct representatives.

About Abraxas Medical Solutions, Inc.

Abraxas Medical Solutions, Inc. (Abraxas) located in Irvine, California, is a recently established, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ophthalmic
Imaging Systems (OIS). Abraxas focuses on developing and marketing electronic medical records and practice management software to
medical offices of different specialties nationwide. Abraxas Medical Solution's EHR software, Abraxas EMR Version 1.0.3.0, is a CCHIT
Certified® 2006 Ambulatory EHR.

Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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OIS W W W .O ISI.C O M
221 LATHROP WAY, S UITE I MAIN 800 .338.8436
FAX 916 .646.0207
S AC RAMENTO , CA 95815
USA