<p>The invention relates to an ophthalmoscope (1) for observing an eye (2) comprising a converging first lens system (3) for generating a real intermediate image of a region (4) in the eye (2) in an intermediate image plane (5) as well as an observation apparatus (6) having an imaging optics (7) for imaging the real intermediate image in an imaging plane (8) in the observation apparatus (6) and for imaging an aperture (9) of the observation apparatus (6) in a pupil (10) of the eye (2) wherein between the first lens system (3) and the imaging optics (7) of the observation apparatus (6) a diverging second lens system (13) is provided for enlarging a working distance (A) between the first lens system (3) and the pupil (10) and for enlarging a field angle (a). Further, the invention relates to a method of observing an eye (2).</p>
