Surgical Treatment and Management Using Zoom Surgical Operating Microscope

Surgery as practiced up to the 19th century was a discouraging and distressing branch of medicine - pus formed in a majority of all open wounds, whether accidental or as a result of operation; many patients developed more serious complications, such as septicemia or blood poisoning, hemorrhage, and gangrene. As a result, advanced technologies were sought and applied, such as the application of zoom surgical operating microscope, to improve the conditions of every patient undergoing surgery.
Since Louis Pasteur introduced the concept of microorganisms and bacteria in 1857, application of microscopy in surgical operations had been improved.

The first concept of microscopy, as applied in surgical operation was confined to the magnification of microorganisms and bacteria. Since they cannot be easily seen by the naked eye, microscopes are used to enlarge the specimen through magnification and illumination.
Generally, a surgical operating microscope is a microscope with two eyepieces; hence, both eyes can be used instead of the standard microscope. It functions primarily to give envisioned fine structures inside the part of a surgical procedure. Other people call it operating microscope since this type of microscope is commonly used in surgical operations alone and not so much on basic microscopy.

Surgical operating microscopes are commonly used in microsurgery, a special type of surgery using magnification to get a clearer view of the section undergoing surgical operation.
Just like the typical microscope, surgical operating microscopes have individual arrangement of objective lenses and eyepieces. However, this type of microscope can further be classified into two, depending on the type of lenses used.
Today, zoom surgical operating microscope is commonly used for operations that requires a new kind of illumination. This particular operating microscope has zoom objective lenses. Optical zoom system allows constant image brightness at any given magnification. Hence, surgeons are ensured of consistent visual acuity even if the image is enlarged to its maximum level. One of the best things about the use of a zoom surgical operating microscope is that it employs independent path of light for each eye, hence, the objects under observation can be viewed in a three-dimensional observation.

Illumination
The most important feature of a zoom surgical operating microscope is the illumination system. Illumination, next to magnification, is one of the most important aspects in microscopy. It is said that any given microscope will not be able to produce excellent images if the illumination is poor. Moreover, it does not necessarily mean that just because illumination is important, any bright light can be accommodated as a light source. Effective illumination would mean employing light sources that are bright but should be glare-free.

Today, there are many kinds of illumination made available for surgical operating microscopes. The fiber-optic coaxial and halogen-tungsten lamp is the most common and effective type of illumination for this type of microscope. With this type of illumination surgical operating microscopes can now be utilized in brain surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT surgery or operative measures concerning the ear, nose, and throat, etc.
In gynecology, zoom surgical operating microscope can be used primarily as a highly developed optical system for diagnosis and examination. Experts say that the pathology in vagina and cervix can only be seen clearly through a zoom surgical operating microscope.

For instance, injuries to the muscles and the tissues of the pelvic floor frequently occur at the time of childbirth. Due to tears in muscles below the vagina, the rectum may pouch forward, pushing the posterior wall of the vagina in front of it. The operation for the repair of these patients is called a perineorrhaphy or a posterior colporrhaphy. Since the nature or the physical condition of the cervix is invisible to the naked eye, zoom surgical operating microscope can be very helpful.
The zoom surgical operating microscope is also useful in neurosurgery and ENT operations especially ophthalmic microsurgery procedures. With its advanced optical system, zoom surgical operating microscopes can effectively yield images clearly. Moreover, with its special design, this type of microscope is also said to be competent when it comes to versatility and easier handling. With the sophisticated features of a zoom surgical operating microscopes, brilliant “depth of focus,” maximum resolution, outstanding plasticity, and high contrast are possible.

Zoom surgical operating microscope has a unique feature known as “double beam stereo illumination,” which supplies the surgeon a 3D image and a stable “red reflex.” And with modifiable “zoom video adapter,” surgeons and other medical practitioners are ensured of better quality image.
Moreover, with the integration of digital technology in zoom surgical operating microscope, documentation using ultra-modern techniques in graphical system is possible.