logologo-optometry

Set of six postcards of items held by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Museum, London

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Catalogue Number: 3426
Set of six postcards of items held by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Museum, London
Category: Photographs
Sub-Category: Photograph Equipment
Institution: Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Time Period: 21st C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London, UK
Publisher/Manufacturer: Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Description Of Item: Six postcards each 148 mm x 115 mm depicting items held by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Museum, London. (A) Visual pathways illustration (1676), (B) Glass eyes of pathological eye conditions (19th C), (C) Model eye shells for teaching of fundus conditions (1861), (D) Set of surgical instruments (19th C), (E) Ivory balls to assess visual acuity in young children (1896), (F) Spring loaded cataract knife (1786).
Historical Significance: Illustrations of various surgical instruments and teaching aids
How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates
Date Acquired: 9/10/2017
Condition: Fine
Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 8

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