Surgical microscope system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The foregoing and other objects of the invention are accomplished by providing a new and improved microscope system having means for projecting on to the cornea an image, such as a circle, with means within the microscope for optically splitting the image so-projected into a plurality of substantially identical images viewable through one or both binocular eyepieces.
Means such as the zoom mechanism or rotary prisms position the images in a predetermined alignment for indicating the curvature and configuration of the cornea.
The means for optically splitting the image include a plurality of prisms, lenses or mirrors insertable into the optical path within the microscope, such means being so-configured and so-positioned that a portion of the surgical field of view passes through the optical system undeviated, this portion corresponding to that portion in which the suturing is being performed.
The suturing is accomplished by utilizing adjustable sutures such as slipknots which can be selectively tightened or loosened until the projected images are aligned in position and circular in configuration indicating the optimal corneal configuration.
Electronic means are provided for pre-setting the microscope to a predetermined radius of curvature.
Further objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon a reading of the specification when taken in conjunction with the drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements in the several views.