Dead horse.... magnification

Yes yes, I know, I’m obsessing.

Show me your loupes or more specifically, someone mentioned a microscope? 3.5x loupes with 420mm working distance were ok for me at school, but I’m wanting more magnification. I’ll be seeing my eye doctor on 9/6/17 to have my contacts switched back to monovision (currently have right eye distance and left eye for reading.) and I’m looking for ideas on what to discuss with him to keep my vision safe.

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