Stereo / Zoom Microscope

A stereo microscope is an optical microscope that provides a three-dimensional view of a specimen. It has the notable feature of utilizing separate optical paths that lead up to each eyepiece. Stereo microscopes also come with a "zoom” type of continuously variable magnification as opposed to multiple objectives with discrete, fixed levels. Stereoscopes often feature a much greater working distance because of the lower magnification. The elegant capabilities of the stereo microscope make it highly suited in applications in which the three-dimensional observation and careful handling specimens exceed the need for greater magnification, including microinjections, dissections, movement or separation of small organisms, and more.