Scan OpticsOperating Ophthalmic Microscopes Manufacturer

Scan Optics was established in 1987 in the beautiful and friendly city of Adelaide, South Australia.

Our founder Rod Watkins (Doctorate in Applied Optics) noticed a gap in the market for low cost, high quality microscopes, particularly in relation to blindness prevention in developing countries. This led to extensive R & D and the development of the first ever table mounted, highly portable ophthalmic microscope.

Producing new microscopes yearly and refining existing designs
Rod Watkins has been recognised internationally for his work, and his vision and academic approach has formed the backbone of our company. Since we began, over thirty years ago, we’ve been producing new microscopes yearly and refining existing designs in accordance with best practice and technological innovation. It’s this unwavering passion and dedication that secured our long list of satisfied customers and distributors around the world.

We were born local and have remained a proud privately-owned South Australian company. To this day, the design, the build and the manufacturing of our products takes place at our Adelaide premises.