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A modern endoscope must generate as brilliant an image as possible of concealed body cavities. Decisive factors in this consideration are light intensity, depth of focus, magnification, contrast and resolution.
The basis of an optimal image transmission in endoscopy was the introduction of the rod lens system by Professor Harold H. Hopkins, allowing a highly realistic image of the surface and structure of internal organs to be produced – this lens system has been subjected to continual further improvement and is setting standards worldwide.
The high optical quality and power of KARL STORZ endoscopes are a delight to all practitioners. The key to this success is the precise harmonization of all parameters for perfectly matched optics. The company's laboratories have since produced a number of further developments, for example video endoscopes, fiberoptic endoscopes, 3D imaging systems, high magnification contact endoscopes and the new DCI® optics series.
