Patent ID: 8879792

Claim:
A microscopy method for identifying target objects ( 32 ) in material ( 6 ) to be analyzed, the target objects ( 32 ) having a predetermined optical property, wherein in a first step, an overview field of view ( 36 ) of a microscope optical system ( 14 ) is directed to an overview region of a sample carrier ( 4 ) containing the material ( 6 ) to be analyzed; the material ( 6 ) to be analyzed is illuminated by an illumination unit ( 16 ), which irradiates the sample carrier ( 4 ) from outside a field of view tube ( 48 ), and is recorded by a camera ( 8 ); the material ( 6 ) to be analyzed is optically analyzed for the optical property such that even a single target object ( 32 ) having the predetermined optical property is identified as such in the material ( 6 ) to be analyzed; in a subsequent second step, a target field of view ( 52 ) of the microscope optical system ( 14 ) is aligned with a target region around the target object ( 32 ) using the known position of the target object ( 32 ); and the identified target object ( 32 ) is analyzed in a manner differentiated for various additional optical properties.