Inexpensive quality television camera suitable for use with operating microscope

Video monitoring and video recording are useful in ophthalmic microsurgery for self-instruction and improvement, increased interest by operating room personnel, transfer of useful information to other physicians and improvement of technique. Specialized video cameras for such use are expensive. There is, however, a newly-marketed, inexpensive and light-weight video camera, which was designed for electronic newsgathering purposes, and which can be modified for microsurgery application, providing excellent results.