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Optical microresonators find application in many fields of physics and engineering, from quantum optics to photonic engineering. Small size, unconventional geometry and the use of new material systems make these devices different from macroscopic resonators. In particular one encounters the limits of the paraxial approximation, a workhorse of optics that gives rise to the well-known Gaussian beams. Motivated by recent experimental progress, we have performed numerical simulations of dome-shaped microcavities, allowing for the effects of different mirror materials and geometries.