A stereoscopic optic adapter comprising: an optical adapter body (68, 99) configured to optically interconnect a single lens optical device defining a region to be imaged and an image capture device, the optical adapter body (68, 99) comprising at least a stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) and an optical relay; wherein the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) comprises a plurality of separately controllable occludable regions configured to alternately occlude the light exiting from predetermined regions of the single lens optical device (64, 89), and wherein the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) is configured to produce a stereoscopic image from the imaged region of the single lens optical device (64, 89); wherein the optical relay (70, 98) comprises one or more optical elements configured to transmit light from said single lens optical device (64, 89) through said stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) to said image capture device such that the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) is enabled to produce a stereoscopic image from the imaged region and to transmit said stereoscopic image to said image capture device, further comprising a programmable circuit device interconnected with the image capture device to synchronize the visible video portion of each video frame with the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106), wherein the programmable circuit device is arranged to control the operation of each of the occludable regions of the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) and wherein the programmable controller circuit is in further signal communication with the image capture device, and is configured to synchronize the image capture device with the opening and closing of the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) to ensure stereoscopic viewing, wherein at least the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) and the image capture device are disposed on the adapter on independently rotatable connections that allow for the appropriate orientation of the shutter and the image capture device, wherein said independently rotatable connections are arranged to be interconnected through at least one linkage such that rotation of one of the shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) or image capture device results in an equal rotation of the other of the shutter or image capture device in the same direction and with the same degree of rotation to ensure capture of the stereoscopic image by the image capture device. an optical adapter body (68, 99) configured to optically interconnect a single lens optical device defining a region to be imaged and an image capture device, the optical adapter body (68, 99) comprising at least a stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) and an optical relay; wherein the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) comprises a plurality of separately controllable occludable regions configured to alternately occlude the light exiting from predetermined regions of the single lens optical device (64, 89), and wherein the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) is configured to produce a stereoscopic image from the imaged region of the single lens optical device (64, 89); wherein the optical relay (70, 98) comprises one or more optical elements configured to transmit light from said single lens optical device (64, 89) through said stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) to said image capture device such that the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) is enabled to produce a stereoscopic image from the imaged region and to transmit said stereoscopic image to said image capture device, further comprising a programmable circuit device interconnected with the image capture device to synchronize the visible video portion of each video frame with the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106), wherein the programmable circuit device is arranged to control the operation of each of the occludable regions of the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) and wherein the programmable controller circuit is in further signal communication with the image capture device, and is configured to synchronize the image capture device with the opening and closing of the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) to ensure stereoscopic viewing, wherein at least the stereoscopic shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) and the image capture device are disposed on the adapter on independently rotatable connections that allow for the appropriate orientation of the shutter and the image capture device, wherein said independently rotatable connections are arranged to be interconnected through at least one linkage such that rotation of one of the shutter (66, 82, 96, 106) or image capture device results in an equal rotation of the other of the shutter or image capture device in the same direction and with the same degree of rotation to ensure capture of the stereoscopic image by the image capture device.