Patent ID: 7961385

Claim:
A light microscope ( 21 ) comprising: an objective ( 22 ) inclined relative to an object plane ( 10 ) including an object field ( 10 ′), wherein the objective ( 22 ) defines an objective plane ( 22 ′) and an objective axis ( 16 ′) perpendicular to the objective plane, the objective axis ( 16 ′) intersecting the surface normal of the object plane ( 10 ) in the object field to form an angle α greater than 0° with the surface normal of the object plane; a tube ( 23 ); and at least one eyepiece ( 24 ) supported by the tube ( 23 ), each eyepiece ( 24 ) having at least one eyepiece lens ( 27 ) defining an eyepiece plane ( 27 ′) and an eyepiece axis ( 35 ) perpendicular to the eyepiece plane ( 27 ′), wherein an intermediate image plane ( 26 ) to be imaged by the eyepiece ( 24 ) is inclined at a relative angle to the objective plane ( 22 ′) and the intermediate image plane ( 26 ) is obliquely intersected by an observation beam path leading thereto; wherein the eyepiece axis ( 35 ) forms an angle β with the objective axis ( 16 ′) that is larger than 0°, wherein the angle β is so chosen that the eyepiece axis ( 35 ) is substantially perpendicular to the intermediate image plane ( 26 ).