Do no harm. Stories about life, death and neurosurgery (№ 452297)

The view that opens up before me when the microscope focuses on the patient's brain is somewhat magical - it is much brighter, sharper and clearer than the outside world, the world of gloomy hospital corridors, commissions, paperwork and instructions. Expensive microscope optics create an incredible sense of depth and clarity, only heightened by my excitement. It's a very intimate, personal feeling.