What makes a microscope special? You may wonder why there are some microscopes that are called specialty microscopes. Specialty microscopes have specific field of study unlike common microscope such as compound light microscope and a low power stereoscopic microscopes. These types of microscope are what we call the typical microscopes that can be used to all types of studies and our basic laboratory equipment. A specialty microscope comes with a special feature not found in other microscopes and what we call the high-end microscopes. Let’s say for example a metallurgical microscope. This type of microscope used an epi illumination for lighting through the microscope objective for maximum illumination on the metal specimen and it is even capable of examining polished thick specimens or rocks. Often times these types of microscopes are used as measuring instruments for measuring thin films and electroplating coatings, inclusions, surface defects, and grain size. Another specialty microscope is what we call the fluorescence microscope, a light microscope used to study properties of organic or inorganic substances using the phenomena of fluorescence and phosphorescence. This device used this phenomenon to let excitation of light radiate the specimen and then sort out the much weaker emitted light to make up the image. Next on the list of specialty microscopes is the phase contrast microscope. This microscopic device uses a technique of shifting the light out of phase and translating that phase shift into viewing contrast intensity. It can view in high contrast images of transparent specimens such as living cells, microorganisms, lithographic patterns, thin tissue slices, and sub cellular particles. One of the most helpful microscopes in the field of crime investigation is a forensic comparison microscope. This type microscopic device provides controllable color balance and illumination for consistent performance, and is optically matched for parfocality, magnification and parcentration. Forensic compound microscopes displays a split image of two samples of hair, surfaces or cross sections of paint layers, parts of plants, dust or dirt particles, textile fibers, fingerprint analysis, bullet comparison, forensic document examination and any other crime analysis for law enforcement and private investigation. Based on a research a number of specialty microscopes have been developed to provide assistance in the field of gastroenterology, urology and general surgery, to meet the diverse needs and demands on today’s health and medical care. Such as ureteroscopes, cysto nephroscopes, enteroscopes, cystoscopes and a number of other specialty microscopes. So surf up and get yourself informed about this specialty microscopes and other related topics.