What can a user expect from a Leica OptiChrome™system?

Sharper & Crisper
As all colours in the human perception range reach a common exact point of focus the image is much sharper and crisper. Colour fringing caused by less than perfect chromatic corrections is perceived as low contrast or not sharp.

A wall of in-focus
As a user of a Leica OptiChrome™ system you should expect when focusing the microscope to exactly see the point of change from in-focus to out-of-focus. Systems without OptiChrome™ may have an area where the microscope is in focus but the image is not precisely sharp. This wall of in-focus allows a surgeon to quickly establish a perfect focus position and get back to the task at hand.

Greater Depth of Focus
The laws of physics determine that depth of focus and resolution must have an inverse relationship. The Leica OptiChrome™ system cannot defy these laws but it can bring each of the 300 nm wavelengths perceivable by a human being into the same exact point. This more precise optical system allows the surgeon to feel more depth of focus by optimising the chromatic corrections.

More light transmitted
Even the best optical glass allows reflections, which is light that cannot be resolved by the microscope. As part of Leica’s OptiChrome™ procedure a great deal of time is spent optimising surface coatings to the special high index glass used in OptiChrome™ microscopes. These optimised coatings allow more light in for a brighter and sharper image.

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