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Hematology microscopes are used to study, diagnose, treat and prevent diseases related to blood and its components such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins and coagulation of the blood. Blood and bone marrow are viewed under a hematology microscope. Hematology is the study of blood and blood disorders. Hematologists analyze blood smears under the microscope to look for abnormalities in the …

Quality microscopes are a worthwhile investment in a veterinary practice’s laboratory investigations and case management. Commonly used for urinalysis, parasitology, microbiology and cytology, veterinary microscopes can be a valuable diagnostic tool for clinics of all sizes.  Too many veterinary professionals are using old, cheaply made microscope equipment that has not been p …

Using a Microscope Eyepiece Camera A microscope eyepiece camera can easily turn a monocular or binocular microscope that does not have a camera port into a digital microscope. A fairly inexpensive way to upgrade an older microscope that does not have a camera port, also known as a trinocular port, is by simply adding an eyepiece camera. The eyepiece camera drops into an eyetube with inside diamete …

Increase Microscope Resolution with Microscope Immersion Oil Microscope objectives are intended to image specimens either through air or a medium of higher refractive index between the front lens and the specimen. A gain in resolution by a factor of about 1.5 is attained when immersion oil is substituted for air as the imaging medium. Immersion oil contributes to two characteristics of the image v …