A system and method for a reconfigurable surgical microscope is disclosed. The reconfigurable microscope includes an eyepiece； a relay lens system optically coupled to the eyepiece； a zoom lens system optically coupled to the eyepiece and the relay lens system； an illumination unit； and an objective lens capable of being repositioned between a first objective lens position and a second objective lens position, the first objective lens position comprising a slot located between the zoom lens system and the illumination unit and the second objective lens position comprising a slot located such that the illumination unit is located between the second objective lens position and the zoom lens system.
