Patent ID: 6967774

Claim:
A microscope and attachment for wide-angle viewing of an image of an eye, said microscope having a microscope lens at a lower end thereof defining a beam path and said attachment comprising: a holder secured to said microscope; a prism system for image reversion and image erection, said prism system being mounted to said holder and having a first opening at a side adjacent said microscope lens and a second opening at an opposing side, said first opening being in alignment with said second opening; an optical device mounted to said holder and aligned between said second opening of said prism system and an eye to be viewed, said optical device being spaced from and out of contact with the eye to be viewed; and a swivel axle pivotally securing said holder to said microscope so that said holder and said prism system are only capable of movement pivotally, wherein said holder and said prism system and said optical device mounted thereon are movable from a position in alignment with the beam path and between the microscope lens and the eye to be viewed to a position out of alignment with the beam path of said microscope, and said prism system is not capable of linear movement along an axis of the beam path or linear movement along a direction transverse to the beam path.