A tip optical element for immersion microscope objectives is constructed so that
a first optical element and a second optical element are cemented to each other,
and has an annular light-blocking area on a surface of one of the first optical
element and the second optical element to be cemented. The tip optical element
is fabricated in such a way that a beam restricting device is placed on a surface
of one of the first optical element and the second optical element; a light-transmitting
area transmitting an effective beam and the light-blocking area formed around the
light-transmitting area are provided to the beam restricting device; and the first
optical element and the second optical element are cemented to each other, with
the beam restricting device sandwiched between them.