Question: what is the relationship between value of the spaces in the ocular micrometer and magnification?
Answer: Example: Using an ocular micrometer in the eye piece of a phase contrast scope and its 40X objective, it is found that 100 ocular units are equal to 1 mm on the stage micrometer scale. 1 MM Page 8 © B. Woelker, 2008 The ocular micrometer has to be calibrated for every magnification and for every light microscope.