title: The history of the microscope in ocular surgery.
abstract: Microsurgery had its origins in ocular surgery. The development of the operating microscope and its accessories and complementary instruments, such as the surgical ophthalmometer, is reviewed from 1876 to the present.
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation