Dissection Microscope

Dessecting microscopes are stereomicroscopes, instruments that are used for obtaining a three-dimensional view of a specimen.  (Stereoscopy is simultaneous vision with two eyes producing a unique vision in which the observer can perceive the relative distances of objects in space.)  Stereomicroscopes are essentially two compound microscopes that are both trained on the same sample.  Each microscope consists of an objective, a prism-erecting system (which erects the image, and an eyepiece).