monocular microscope
31Ophthalmoscopy — Examination of the interior of the eye, including the lens, retina and optic nerve, by indirect or direct ophthalmoscopy. Indirect ophthalmoscopy employs a head lamp device to shine a very bright light into the eye. This is generally done by an… …
32fixation — 1. The condition of being firmly attached or set. 2. In histology, the rapid killing of tissue elements and their preservation and hardening to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body. SYN: fixing. 3. In… …
33loupe — A magnifying lens. [Fr.] binocular l. a magnifying device, attached to spectacles or a headband, worn as a visual aid when performing operations on small structures. * * * loupe lüp n a magnifying lens worn esp. by surgeons performing… …
34sinistrocular — Seldom used term denoting one who prefers the left eye in monocular work, such as in the use of a microscope. Cf.:dominant eye. [sinistro + L. oculus, eye] * * * sin·is·troc·u·lar .sin ə sträk yə lər adj using the left eye habitually or more… …
35test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
36Index of optics articles — Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.[1] Optics usually describes the behavior of visible,… …
