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LicenseBeer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Beer's cataract knife and needle, steel and ivory, in red leather case, by Charriere of Paris, late 19th century
Georg Joseph Beer (1763-1821), an Austrian professor of ophthalmology, invented this cataract knife and needle around 1805. Cataracts cause blurred vision as the lens becomes cloudy and if left untreated can cause blindness. These instruments allowed for the surgical removal of some of the cloudy mass and, if necessary, part or all of the lens itself. Prior to effective anaesthetics this was an excruciatingly painful process.
Today, the cataract-affected lens would be entirely removed by surgery and an artificial lens inserted.
Details
- Category:
- Ophthalmology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A617525
- Measurements:
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opened box: 25 mm x 153 mm x 26 mm, .02 kg
needle: 3 mm x 125 mm x 5 mm,
closed box: 18 mm x 153 mm x 16 mm, .02 kg
knife: 3 mm x 131 mm x 11 mm,
