binocular microscope - a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes

compound microscope - light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece

eyepiece, ocular - combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

magnifying glass, simple microscope, hand glass - light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"

microscope - magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"

dark-field microscope, ultramicroscope - light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes