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FROM MAGNIFYING GLASS TO OPERATIVE MICROSCOPE -- THE PAST AND THE PRESENT OF MICROSURGERY.

Authors :
LICZBIK, OSKAR
GOERTZ, SEBASTIAN
WIŚNIEWSKI, JAKUB
KURLANDT, PATRYK
LIBIONKA, WITOLD
ADAMSKI, STANISŁAW
KLOC, WOJCIECH
Source :
Polish Journal of Pathology: Official Journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists; 2019, Vol. 70 Issue 1, p14-20, 7p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The modern computer-assisted microscope, being a hallmark of microsurgery, has become a standard piece of equipment in the operating theatre. Its introduction enabled visualisation of fine anatomical structures, obscure to the unaided eye, and revolutionised many surgical specialties, such as neurological, ophthalmological, or vascular. These astounding achievements have been the culmination of a century of constant progress in optical engineering and microsurgery, since 1921, when a microscope was first used during surgery. Long before surgery, pathology adopted microscopes, and they have become its most prominent diagnostic tools. We traced the evolution of this important invention and discussed its present status and future prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
12339687
Volume :
70
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Polish Journal of Pathology: Official Journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
136619590
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5114/PJP.2019.84457