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LEON GOLDMAN, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1958;78(2):246-247.

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The search for a simple inexpensive portable microscope for surface examination of the skin continues.¹ In a number of large centers of dermatology, the large stereobinocular skin microscopes on fixed stands are used for special case studies in examination of patients and for research. However, for the busy clinic, or for office practice, unfortunately it is still necessary to use a simple portable microscope.

Recently I have tried a microscope used by television technicians to examine single phosphor dots in the adjustment of the color-television tube. This is a cheap 8 in. microscope with magnification of x 25. The base is a clear plastic material which allows for the transmission of diffuse light at oblique angles to the surface of the skin. This plastic base can be cleansed very easily. The knurled knob on the side of the microscope allows for accurate focusing with the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Cincinnati

From The Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb. 26, 1958.

Skin microscope obtained from Bushnell Optical Corporation of America, Pasadena, Calif.

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