This invention relates to the field of
medical device technology, and more particularly to a tool and method for determining the optical
magnification of an
optical microscope. The tool includes several columns of graphic blocks drawn on a background plate. Each column of the graphic block combination includes four graphic blocks of
equal size. The distance between adjacent graphic blocks is equal. The shapes and sizes of the
graphics drawn on the graphic blocks in the same column are the same, but their orientations are different. The sizes of the
graphics drawn on adjacent columns decrease by a factor of 1. This invention provides a new, simplified standard for optical
magnification, using a method similar to a human vision chart. It is the first to utilize the human
retina's resolving limit of 0.10-0.20 mm, representing a cross-disciplinary research achievement between
medicine and
optics. It solves the technical problem of the lack of a unified standard for determining optical
magnification in the market. It can determine the performance differences between different optical magnifying glasses and different optical microscopes.