The earliest surgical microscopes in the operating room. (IMAGE)

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The earliest surgical microscopes in the operating room.

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The earliest surgical microscopes in the operating room. Brinell-Leitz monocular microscope used by Carl Olof Nyle?n (left), the modified Brinell microscope (center) and Zeiss binocular microscope adapted by Holmgren (right).

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