Proview Eye Pressure Monitor
 Catalogue Number: 3674 Proview Eye Pressure Monitor Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Tonometer Corporation: Bausch and Lomb Incorporated Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 2001 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: China Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch and Lomb Incorporated Description Of Item: Black faux leather zipped case 261 mm x 200 mm x 35 mm imprinted on front in gold Proview Eye Pressure Monitor and Bausch & Lomb, containing a Proview eye pressure monitor in black snap hinged metal case, two lens cleaning tissue tissue sachets, Fresnel magnifier in black slip-in wallet, instruction booklet, booklet explaining intra-ocular pressure implications, instruction sheet x2, patient log book, optometrist information leaflet and supporting research paper. Historical Significance: The Proview Eye Pressure monitor was produced by Bausch and Lomb as a means of patients measuring their intra-ocular pressure. The probe was applied to the closed eyelid and relied on the perception of a phosphene to indicate the point at which the pressure reading was to be taken. Patients often found this a difficult judgement. See also Cat. Nos. 3364 and 3360 How Acquired: Donated by ACO Clinic Date Acquired: 26/11/2018 Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall Unit 3 Cupboard |