XVI A PPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH AN ABNORMAL PAP SMEAR

An autofocusing apparatus including a device for irradiating a light ray toward an object; a device for sensing a light beam corresponding to the image of the object and the light ray reflected off of the object; a device for indicating to the user of the apparatus that the light ray has hit the object based on the result of the sensing by the sensing device. In another embodiment, the autofocusing apparatus includes a device for indicating to the user which portion of the object has been hit by the light ray.