title: Proper care and cleaning of the microscope.
abstract: Keeping the microscope optics clean is important for high-quality imaging. Dust, fingerprints, excess immersion oil, or mounting medium on or in a microscope causes reduction in contrast and resolution. DIC is especially sensitive to contamination and scratches on the lens surfaces. This protocol details the procedure for keeping the microscope clean.
authors.affiliation: Core Optical Imaging Facility, University of Texas Heath Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Centonze Frohlich
mesh_terms: D007909:Lenses / Q000592:standards*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards