On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 04:39:57 -0700, captainvideo462009 wrote:

I also have a headset magnifier with
glass lenses that I've used for years. It has about a six inch working
distance and is just slightly better than reading glasses, but looking
through this guy's machine was like seeing a whole new world.

Something like this is about as good as it's ever going to get:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CARL-ZEISS-SURGICAL-OPERATING-
MICROSCOPE-130687-/322040154682?hash=item4afb16ca3a:g:WlIAAOSwP~tW5xG T