This happens to me to, but I don’t wear contacts. Generally, the only way I can fix it is by closing one eye, but that isn’t really the best thing to do, I’m sure. I have found that sometimes if I go slightly cross eyed I can also solve the problem! Hope you find something that works for you!
Jess G Said,
OMG!!
Mee too!
Emily the Scientist Said,
I think the only way is to close one eye…there are a few of us lurking around the lab!
Vince Said,
Try moving the oculars closer together or further apart until you can get a clear single view. Back off from the microscope a tiny bit if this helps. View is different for everyone, even if they tell you that there is an exact method. Try not to use cross-eyed or one-eyed method, as this will catch up with you eventually, in the inability to see certain detail, as well as eyestrain.
Helpful person Said,
If you cannot fuse the images from both eyes then your only solution is to use just one eye. However, there is a technique for doing this without causing eyestrain. (This applies to monocular microscopes too.)
Determine which is your dominant eye. This is easy to do by finding out which eye gives you the most comfortable viewing. Then use this eye to view through the microscope while keeping the other eye open. You will very soon discover that this is easy to do. You will also find that you can use the non microscope eye to view other items, such as the drawing you may be making of the object on the slide. This is a useful technique for monocular viewing of any instrument. (It is extremely useful when using a camcorder.)
(It may also be possible to solve your problem with better eyepieces or microscope, although this may not be possible at a class. Many inexpensive binocular microscopes are poorly designed and aligned. Most inexpensive eyepieces have a very curved field.)
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This happens to me to, but I don’t wear contacts. Generally, the only way I can fix it is by closing one eye, but that isn’t really the best thing to do, I’m sure. I have found that sometimes if I go slightly cross eyed I can also solve the problem! Hope you find something that works for you!
OMG!!
Mee too!
I think the only way is to close one eye…there are a few of us lurking around the lab!
Try moving the oculars closer together or further apart until you can get a clear single view. Back off from the microscope a tiny bit if this helps. View is different for everyone, even if they tell you that there is an exact method. Try not to use cross-eyed or one-eyed method, as this will catch up with you eventually, in the inability to see certain detail, as well as eyestrain.
If you cannot fuse the images from both eyes then your only solution is to use just one eye. However, there is a technique for doing this without causing eyestrain. (This applies to monocular microscopes too.)
Determine which is your dominant eye. This is easy to do by finding out which eye gives you the most comfortable viewing. Then use this eye to view through the microscope while keeping the other eye open. You will very soon discover that this is easy to do. You will also find that you can use the non microscope eye to view other items, such as the drawing you may be making of the object on the slide. This is a useful technique for monocular viewing of any instrument. (It is extremely useful when using a camcorder.)
(It may also be possible to solve your problem with better eyepieces or microscope, although this may not be possible at a class. Many inexpensive binocular microscopes are poorly designed and aligned. Most inexpensive eyepieces have a very curved field.)