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): August 14, 2002



                           OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                   California
                            (State of Incorporation)


             1-11140                                 94-3035367
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      (Commission File No.)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)


221 Lathrop Way, Suite I, Sacramento, California                          95815
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)


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


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





Item 7.     Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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            (a)      Financial statements of business acquired:

                     Not applicable.

            (b)      Pro forma financial information:

                     Not applicable.

            (c)      Exhibits:

                     99.1:  Certification furnished August 14, 2002.

Item 9.      Regulation FD Disclosure
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     On August 14,  2002,  the  Company  furnished  the  attached  Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the  "Certification")
to the Securities and Exchange Commission,  in connection with the filing of its
report on Form  10-QSB  for the  quarter  ended  June 30,  2002.  A copy of such
Certification is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

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


                                                OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS


Dated: August 14, 2002                       By: /s/ Gil Allon
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                                                 Gil Allon,
                                                 Chief Executive Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit
Number            Description
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99.1              Certification furnished August 14, 2002.