Scleral Contact Lenses and Case
 Catalogue Number: 3283 Scleral Contact Lenses and Case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Practice/Business: John Strachan Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1960's Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: John Strachan Description Of Item: Two rigid plastic (PMMA) scleral contact lenses, 25 mm overall diameter, each with a single fenestration at limbal zone and engraved with one or two dots at edge. Powers +3.50 DS both lenses. Original hinged double storage case lined with fawn coloured chamois & covered with fawn and grey textured material. Case: 77 mm x 47 mm x 22 mm. A small piece of folded yellowed paper 35 mm x 45 mm in the case bears the handwritten words '2 dots for left eye on bottom' A hand-written note provides details of the origin of the lenses. Original of handwritten note not in gallery display. Historical Significance: John Strachan, optometrist and contact lens pioneer, prescribed these lenses for a patient of Walter or Ian Swaby, optometrists, Hamilton when on one of his visits to the Western District of Victoria. How Acquired: Donated by Elizabeth Hatfield, optometrist Date Acquired: 1997 Condition: Good, paper yellowed Location: Documents Room Small Red Cabinet Drawer 5 |