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Vision Biomed is a division of Vision Engineering that has been manufacturing ergonomically optimised microscopes since 1958. With this experience and dedication, Vision Biomed design, manufacture and distribute stereo microscopes and routine laboratory microscopes benefiting from superior ergonomics, optimising accuracy and throughput.

The Lynx stereomicroscope is used increasingly in laboratories as a solution for observing stem cells in laminar flow cabinets. The patented eyepieceless viewer of the Lynx is designed to deliver a stereo view to clinicians, without the need to have the eyes placed directly onto the eyepiece, like traditional binocular microscopes. The ergonomics provided by this technology enables operators to benefit from greater freedom of head movement and the image projected through the viewer means observations can be conducted through the glass of the cabinet. Cells can be analysed using observational modes (by a configured mirror) darkfield and brightfield allowing contrast to be applied to the cells for different samples.

The eyepieceless stereo optics delivers a bright, high-resolution image at magnifications up to x120. Lynx also allows operators to view cells with an apparent distance to the image of the viewed cells, identical to that of the actual distance to the dish. As operators frequently alternate their views from the magnified cell to the actual slide (especially when adjusting the slide), this eliminates the need for the eyes to refocus each time – a tangible advantage in reducing eyestrain and fatigue.

In addition, as with Vision’s celebrated range of instruments benefiting from patented optics like the Dynascope, employing a viewer rather than eyepieces permits greater positional freedom for the operator and allows the use of spectacles. Operators who need to wear reading glasses or protective goggles remove them for microscope viewing and must then re-focus at a different distance, which again quickly leads to fatigue. Operators with astigmatism fare worse: removing spectacles immediately spoils their vision.

What makes Lynx so popular within laboratories is not just the outstanding optics and superior ergonomics but the wide range of accessories that allow the system to be so modular. For example, the Lynx has several stand options, optical accessories like the oblique and direct viewer and image capture options including highly comprehensive image analysis software.

Author:

Julian Heath

Publisher:

Microscopy and Analysis

Date:

18-Apr-08

Categories:

A02: Stereomicroscopes 

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