magnifier

A lens of lens system designed to create a magnified image of an object and intended for visual observation, such as an eyepiece or jeweler's loupe.

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Viewing and Projection Eyepieces

The eyepiece (or ocular) is designed to project either a real or virtual image, depending upon the relationship between the intermediate image plane and the internal eyepiece field diaphragm. Explore how eyepieces can be coupled to the human eye or a camera system to produce images generated by the microscope objective.