THE REVELATION SURGICAL MICROSCOPES ARE OUR MOST POPULAR MODELS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THEIR STABILITY AND THE WIDE RANGE OF AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES. (IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OUR 202 or 402 SURGICAL MICROSCOPES PLEASE SELECT EITHER FROM THE MENU). BASICALLY, THERE ARE ONLY FOUR DECISIONS TO MAKE WHEN CHOOSING YOUR NEW SEILER REVELATION MICROSCOPE.  THE FIRST INVOLVES THE TYPE OF STAND or MOUNT THAT WOULD BEST SUIT YOUR PURPOSE and SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR OPERATORY. # 1 DECISION: CHOOSING THE STAND or MOUNT: SEILER OFFERS FOUR  TYPES OF 'STANDS' or 'MOUNTS' (SHOWN IN THE IMAGES) TO HELP FIT YOUR NEEDS.  ALL ARE PRICED THE SAME FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER THESE SUGGESTIONS PRIOR TO MAKING YOUR DECISION.  WE ALWAYS ADVISE OUR CUSTOMERS THAT CHOOSING THE RIGHT STAND OR MOUNT DEPENDS ON SEVERAL VARIABLES SUCH AS:    A. LIMITED SPACE: FOR EXAMPLE, IF SPACE IS VERY LIMITED YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER EITHER OF THE WALL MOUNTS OR THE CEILING MOUNT);     B. VERSATILITY: FOR EXAMPLE, WILL THE MICROSCOPE BE NEEDED IN VARIOUS OPERATORIES IN WHICH CASE YOU WOULD NEED THE FLOOR STAND);     C. IF YOU ARE LEANING TOWARDS THE CEILING MOUNT, YOU MAY NEED TO GET PERMISSION (IF NECESSARY) FROM THE LANDLORD TO ATTACH IT TO THE CEILING IF YOU DO NOT OWN THE BUILDING.

PRIOR TO ORDERING YOUR SURGICAL MICROSCOPE YOU MAY WANT TO INVESTIGATE THINGS LIKE.........HEIGHT OF CEILING FOR THE CEILING MOUNT, DISTANCE FROM THE HEAD OF THE DENTAL CHAIR TO THE NEAREST WALL, AND WIDTH OF DOOR ENTRANCES. CONSIDERING THESE THINGS IN ADVANCE WILL MAKE YOUR ORDERING EXPERIENCE MUCH EASIER.  # 2 DECISION: CHOOSING THE BINOCULAR: 'INCLINED', 'INCLINABLE', or 'STRAIGHT'.    A. THE INCLINED BINOCULAR HAS A 'FIXED' 45 deg INCLINATION AND IS GREAT FOR MANY TYPES OF DENTISTRY. WHILE IT OFFERS SOME ARTICULATION, IT IS STILL FAIRLY REGID IN ITS MOTION.    B. THE INCLINABLE IS MUCH MORE FLUID & VERSATILE SINCE IT HAS 0-60 deg OF INCLINATION. NEARLY ALL ENDODONTISTS AS WELL WELL AS ENT DOCTORS REQUEST THE INCLINABLE HEAD AS WELL AS OTHER DENTISTS HAVE HARD ANGLES AND LONG PROCEDURES. THE RESEARCH IN ERGONOMICS HAS SHOWN THAT THE INCLINABLE BINOCULAR HELPS TO KEEP BACK AND NECK MUSCLES STRAIGHT WHILE REDUCING STRAIN ON NECK & BACK MUSCLES.    C. THE STRAIGHT BINOCULAR IS USED MOSTLY FOR 'ENT' PROCEDURES AND HAS ZERO INCLINATION.

#3 DECISION: CHOOSING THE OBJECTIVE LENS: THIS IS THE LAST DECISION YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE TO BUILD YOUR BASIC MICROSCOPE CONFIGURATION. THE STANDARD LENS THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE REVELATION IS THE 250mm ('WORKING DISTANCE' FROM THE END OF THE NOSEPIECE OF THE MICROSCOPE TO THE 'SUBJECT').  SEILER ALSO OFFERS THE 200, 300, 350, 400. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PICK. SELECTION DEPENDS MOSTLY ON YOUR ARM REACH. IF YOU ARE TALL OR HAVE LONGER ARMS YOU MAY WANT TO USE THE 300 OR 350mm. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME PRICE SO UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OTHERWISE, THE 250mm WILL BE SHIPPED. #4 DECISION: CHOOSING CAMERA ACCESSORIES. PERHAPS YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF USING DOCUMENTATION ACCESSORIES FOR STAFF AND PATIENT EDUCATION & TRAINING IN THE PAST. THE TIME COULD NOT BE BETTER SINCE THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE SEEING MICROSCOPIC IMAGES OF YOURSELF ON A MONITOR. LIVE VIDEO IS A GREAT ASSET FOR EDUCATING PATIENTS AND TRAINING STAFF AS WELL. OUR VIDEO CAMERA ACCESSORIES ARE LIVE VIDEO ('REAL TIME') AND YOU WON'T NEED A DIGITAL CAMERA FOR THIS. HOWEVER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO STORE PATIENT IMAGES ARCHIVALLY YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL STILL CAMERA AND OUR DIGITAL ADAPTER. REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR USE ON A MICROSCOPE SO BE SURE TO CHECK WITH US PRIOR TO PURCHASING ONE.