The operating room can be a place of awe-inspiring procedures that are performed daily to enrich, and even save lives. It is no less incredible to learn of the multitude of tools that are used in the operating room to perform the vast array of operations in this day and age.
One such instrument is the surgical microscope it is used for a wide variety of surgical procedures, and is heavily used in ophthalmic (eye) surgery as well as in neurosurgical procedures of the brain and spinal cord. During the procedure, the microscope can even be attached to a TV monitor to allow viewing by staff members and other observers. It can also be covered with sterile drapes to allow the surgeon to manipulate it throughout the operation. Many microscopes are now fitted with DVD recording capabilities for instructional and documentation purposes.
In 1590, Zaccharias Janssen and his father Hans experimented with glass by lining up convex lenses in a tube and focusing the tube on an object. Light would bend and magnify the image, making the object appear more detailed and three to nine times larger. Their discovery led to the development of the compound microscope. Later, Anthony Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke improved the microscope even further. Their work is noted as contributing immensely to microscope usage in hospitals around the nation and also contributed in the advancement of patient care. There are now over forty types of microscopes in essentially every field of science. Diagnosis and research in clinics and operating rooms for surgical procedures benefit greatly from the use of these instruments. The work of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch regarding the role of bacteria in the spread of disease, was made possible by the new advances in the technology of the microscope.
Microscopes are used in cytology, pathology and bacteriology to study cells, human and animal tissues, and body fluids, and the characteristics of bacteria respectively. Microscopes are also used in clinics for ear and eye examinations and in the operating room for procedures like craniotomies and re-anastomosis of nerves and blood vessels. The uses of microscopes have allowed limbs to be reattached, Siamese twins to be separated and successes in transplant surgeries. All would not be possible with the accuracy that the microscope provides.
When there is such a need for these instruments but mostly cost prohibitive for some clinics and medical centers, there are options such as equipment leasing.
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