Place a small amount of lens-cleaning fluid on a clean sheet of lens paper. Make one circular pass on the lens & throw away the paper.
A compound microscope has multiple lenses
To clean the lenses of your microscope, use lens paper or a microfiber cloth specifically designed for optical surfaces to avoid scratching. Dampen the cloth with a small amount of lens cleaning solution or distilled water, and gently wipe the lenses in a circular motion. Avoid using excessive pressure and never apply liquid directly to the lens. Ensure that the lenses are completely dry before using the microscope again.
The mirror of a microscope should face the light source, such as a lamp or natural light. This is to ensure that the light is reflected up through the microscope stage and specimen, making the specimen easier to view under the lenses.
The ocular lenses on a microscope are located at the top of the microscope's eyepiece tube. They are the lenses that you look through to view the magnified specimen on the microscope slide.
To clean microscope lenses, use a specialized lens cleaning solution or a mixture of distilled water and isopropyl alcohol on a lens cleaning tissue. Gently wipe the lenses in a circular motion, starting from the center and moving outwards. Avoid using regular cleaning cloths or tissues, as they may scratch the lens surface.
remove the slide,return the low-power objective, use lens paper to clean the stage of microscope and the lenses
After every use is probably the best time. Also, before is helpful as well.
An optical microscope uses light and one or more lenses to view cells. An optical microscope with two or more lenses is called a compound optical microscope.
The objective lenses on a microscope collects light and brings the specimens into focus.
The objective lenses on a microscope collects light and brings the specimens into focus.
The mirror or a light source reflects the light onto the specimen placed on the stage of a microscope. The objective lens then focuses this light on the specimen, allowing for magnification and visualization.
Do not touch lenses. ALWAYS start with the least magnification, and work upwards. Clean slides and microscope when finished with it. Cover microscope with dust cover when not in use. Never swing the microscope.