Hydron Microheater Thermal Disinfection Unit
 Catalogue Number: 2034 Hydron Microheater Thermal Disinfection Unit Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Designer/inventor: Hydron Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1982 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Hydron Description Of Item: Electric disinfecting unit for heat disinfection of soft contact lenses. Cream plastic with blue label and original instructions attached. Unlike other similar units, this has lens wells as an integral part of the unit; it does not house a separate contact lens case. Unit labelled 'HYDRON MICROHEATER'. Eaxh lens well cap has a moulded 'HYDRON' and one has a moulded heart shape. Label includes '32537/Made in USA and Distributed by Hydron Europe Limited, Farnborough, England. C008'. 4.3cm W x 3.8cm D 3.6cm H (excludes lead). Historical Significance: Heat disinfection was used for soft contact lenses in the 1970s & 1980s. How Acquired: Donated by Robert Kaye Date Acquired: 11.10.2011 Condition: Excellent Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 2 |