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A refractive index mismatch between the oil immersion and the microscopic object can lead to a severe over‐estimation of the object's size. The cause of this effect is explained and a simple calibration method to compensate for its occurrence is presented. A practical example is discussed. The analysis applies to both conventional three‐dimensional, and confocal microscopy.
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Visser et al. (1994) studied this question.
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