Preventing Objective Lens Damage: Blunt Force Trauma

This video describes the different ways objective lenses may be inadvertently scratched or cracked while using a microscope, and how to prevent these types of damage from occurring. Video created by Jennifer Waters, Director of the Nikon Imaging Center at Harvard Medical School, with helpful suggestions from Anna Jost, Talley Lambert, Michael Weber & George Campbell. References on cleaning objective lenses: Petrak & Waters, A practical guide to microscope care and maintenance DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-420138-5.00004-5 Inoue & Spring, Video Microscopy Chapter 3.3.4 - Inspecting and cleaning the optics and video camera faceplate DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990080414