Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a magnified image having a console with a rear lighted projection screen, the console including a light source, a specimen holder, and a lens system for displaying a magnified image of the specimen on the rear surface of the screen, the console being arranged such that the screen is mounted for easy view by the user, the improvement including a magnifying glass supported by the console in front of the screen and variable in spacing with the screen for focusing by the user, the magnifying glass being movable over at least a significant portion of the screen so that the user can obtain a magnified view of selectable portions of the screen through the magnifying glass.