Surgical loupes have been widely used in surgical applications and procedures to improve the operator's posture, to facilitate optimal and proper placement of surgical tools and instruments, as well as to enhance visualization of the operating region and its surrounding tissues. Although widely used, there are still a lot of surgeons and doctors who have very limited knowledge of the fundamental information about surgical optical loupes. There are even some surgeons and doctors who still believed on the different fallacies about this precision instrument. To help you understand this precision instrument better, we have gathered here some different fallacies and pinpointed what really are the facts behind them.

Dental Treatment

Fallacy #1: All surgical loupes are the same

Many surgeons and doctors believe that all surgical magnification loupes are just the same since they all share the same purpose and application.

What's true #1: 

What these medical professionals fail to realize is that just like any other surgical instruments and devices, loupes are created differently.

But how are they different from each other?

There are factors that differentiate one surgical magnification loupe from the other. These factors include the magnification power, working distance, angle of declination, quality of optics, type of frame, design, and weight, among others. Surgical loupes vary according to these different factors.

The two designs and types of loupes which are the flip-up loupes and through the lens loupes are also created differently. Flip-up loupes have optical barrels that are attached to the carrier lens while the through the lens or TTL loupes have optical barrels that drilled directly to the carrier lens. These two types of loupes also differ in weight, with TTL loupes being lighter than the flip-up loupes. They also have a different field of view, depth of field, ease of customization, and price range.

The surgical optical loupes also differ in magnification power which ranges from 2.5x to 6.0x. Each of these magnification levels is ideal for specific applications like the 2.5x for general surgical procedures and the 6.0x for more complicated surgical operations that require more power and precision.

Dental Loupes Fusion Flip-Up

Fallacy #2: Surgical loupes are for old surgeons only

Many surgeons and doctors refuse to use surgical magnifying loupes because they believe that they are not aged enough to use optical aid and that they still have perfect vision

Surgical Magnifying Loupes

What's true #2: 

The magnification loupe is not only intended for surgeons and doctors who have vision problems. It is not like a pair of prescription glasses that are used only by aged people or those who suffer from various eye problems that need vision correction or optical assistance.

Surgical loupes are designed for surgeons who require magnification regardless of their vision condition, gender, and age. Loupes are precision instruments that are used to enhance the operator's visualization of the surgical spot. It is critical to every surgical operation especially to the complicated and delicate procedures like in the field of microsurgery. They help the surgeon see the operating area more clearly and closely, thus allowing more precise operation and more effective eye-hand coordination.