Technical Milestones

	1950 until 1959 1958 Binoculars with high-eyepoint eyepieces allow use with prescription eyewear 1957 Meyer-Schwickerath’s xenon photocoagulator: the world’s first instrument to use light as a surgical tool, making it a forerunner of ophthalmic lasers 1955 Photomicroscope with automatic exposure unit 1953 The advent of microsurgery with OPMI® surgical microscopes from Carl Zeiss 1950 Ni® 2 automatic level The Standard microscope becomes one of the most successful microscopes of all times		Return to Overview Milestones 2005 until 2007 2000 until 2004 1995 until 1999 1990 until 1994 1985 until 1989 1980 until 1984 1970 until 1979 1960 until 1969 1950 until 1959 1930 until 1949 1910 until 1929 1890 until 1909 1870 until 1889 1846 until 1869 Business Units Microscopy & Imaging Ophthalmology Sports Optics
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