A device for stereoscopic examination of an eye, in particular a slit-lamp microscope, comprises, according to a first aspect of the invention, a lens for generating two images of the eye, wherein the device comprises at least one image sensor for electronic recording of the two images. According to a second aspect of the invention, the device for examination of an eye, in particular the slit-lamp microscope, comprises a lens for generating one image, wherein it comprises an image sensor for electronic recording of one image, and a viewing unit with an image-reproducing unit for presenting the image, and an eyepiece for viewing the image.
