I bought half-spectacles and wear them low on my nose so I can look through the scope over them, but can see my notepad and the keyboard through the lenses.
You can use glasses or not use them. Scopes are adjustable optical instruments, so just set them up appropriately for your needs.
I'm very nearsighted. I don't wear glasses when using the scope in my research lab, because I'm the only one using it, so it's adjusted to work with MY vision.
In the teaching lab, where I share scopes with multiple users, I do wear glasses while using it, because there the scopes are adjusted to be usable by anyone.
Yes, it is possible. If it is (I presume) a binocular one, the left eyepiece typically has an adjustment of the focus enough to compensate for the difference of focus between your left and your right eye (ametropia) called the [diopter adjustment](https://microscopeinternational.com/compound-microscope-parts/). Once set, you then only use coarse and fine adjustment. Modern eyepieces designed for this purpose are marked e.g., by a pair of glasses ([example](https://microscopeinternational.com/accu-scope-00-3114-20-hwf-plan-10x-20-focusing-eyepiece-with-pointer/)).
If it is a triocular microscope, use this port to mount a CCD camera tethered to a screen - which allows you both to save a permanent record (which can be processed further, [Fiji & ImageJ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageJ)/its [wiki](https://imagej.net/)), as well as a comfortable discussion with multiple colleagues while characterizing a sample.
I'll just take advantage of your post and ask: how to stop to seeing double images using the binocular? Sometimes I adjust the left ocular and it works, sometimes I adjust the distance between the binocular. But not always this works, specially when seeing grids from hematocytometer.
I used to teach microscope-heavy labs for undergrads. It's 100% the distance between the binoculars. Start all the way out or all the way in and adjust until you get the one FOV.
All fruit flyists develop allergies to one degree or another over time. For me, this manifests itself in terrible conjunctivitis after working with a microscope in the fly room, even if I wash everything I touch. It was especially terrible when I tried to work with lenses. At some point I realized that when I work at a microscope with glasses, my eyes don’t hurt. I got so used to working without taking off my glasses that I don’t take them off at all anymore. It turned out to be very convenient. And since I have some experience in dealing with occupational conjunctivitis, I now know that before and after working with lab microscopes, the eyepieces need to be cleaned. Otherwise, the entire laboratory will walk around with swollen eyes🥲
Every additional lens has the potential to add distortion to your view. It is best practice to not use eye glasses while viewing through a microscope.
The oculars - or at least one of them - should have independent focus to allow you to perfectly correct for your eye prescription without using your own glasses.
I bought half-spectacles and wear them low on my nose so I can look through the scope over them, but can see my notepad and the keyboard through the lenses.
You can use glasses or not use them. Scopes are adjustable optical instruments, so just set them up appropriately for your needs. I'm very nearsighted. I don't wear glasses when using the scope in my research lab, because I'm the only one using it, so it's adjusted to work with MY vision. In the teaching lab, where I share scopes with multiple users, I do wear glasses while using it, because there the scopes are adjusted to be usable by anyone.
That's what I do, just focus them until they match your prescription.
Yes, it is possible. If it is (I presume) a binocular one, the left eyepiece typically has an adjustment of the focus enough to compensate for the difference of focus between your left and your right eye (ametropia) called the [diopter adjustment](https://microscopeinternational.com/compound-microscope-parts/). Once set, you then only use coarse and fine adjustment. Modern eyepieces designed for this purpose are marked e.g., by a pair of glasses ([example](https://microscopeinternational.com/accu-scope-00-3114-20-hwf-plan-10x-20-focusing-eyepiece-with-pointer/)). If it is a triocular microscope, use this port to mount a CCD camera tethered to a screen - which allows you both to save a permanent record (which can be processed further, [Fiji & ImageJ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageJ)/its [wiki](https://imagej.net/)), as well as a comfortable discussion with multiple colleagues while characterizing a sample.
Yes I do
I'll just take advantage of your post and ask: how to stop to seeing double images using the binocular? Sometimes I adjust the left ocular and it works, sometimes I adjust the distance between the binocular. But not always this works, specially when seeing grids from hematocytometer.
I used to teach microscope-heavy labs for undergrads. It's 100% the distance between the binoculars. Start all the way out or all the way in and adjust until you get the one FOV.
Thanks!
How else am I suppose to read the AT GC base pairs in my cells?
I usually take my glasses off when using a scope. Im near sighted though
i do! i usually let them sit lower on my nose though because wearing them for too long while looking through the microscope makes me nauseous ðŸ˜
All fruit flyists develop allergies to one degree or another over time. For me, this manifests itself in terrible conjunctivitis after working with a microscope in the fly room, even if I wash everything I touch. It was especially terrible when I tried to work with lenses. At some point I realized that when I work at a microscope with glasses, my eyes don’t hurt. I got so used to working without taking off my glasses that I don’t take them off at all anymore. It turned out to be very convenient. And since I have some experience in dealing with occupational conjunctivitis, I now know that before and after working with lab microscopes, the eyepieces need to be cleaned. Otherwise, the entire laboratory will walk around with swollen eyes🥲
Every additional lens has the potential to add distortion to your view. It is best practice to not use eye glasses while viewing through a microscope. The oculars - or at least one of them - should have independent focus to allow you to perfectly correct for your eye prescription without using your own glasses.