Ophthalmic instrument set

Ophthalmic instrument set

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Ophthalmic instrument set, cased, by Weiss, English, 1823-1837

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35123
Materials:
incomplete, wood (unidentified), velvet and leather
Measurements:
overall (case): 22 mm x 111 mm x 172 mm,
type:
ophthalmic instrument set
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Pellier's eyelid retractor

Pellier's eyelid retractor

Pellier's eyelid retractor

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A35123 Pt1
type:
eyelid retractors
Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt2
type:
cataract knives
Silk suture

Silk suture

Silk suture

Materials:
silk
Object Number:
A35123 Pt3
type:
sutures
Three cataract needles with ivory handles

Three cataract needles with ivory handles

Three cataract needles with ivory handles

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt4
type:
cataract needles
Lens hook with ivory handle

Lens hook with ivory handle

Lens hook with ivory handle

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt5
type:
lens hooks
Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt6
type:
cataract needles
Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle, by Ferguson, English

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt7
type:
cataract needles
Combined curette and cataract needle

Combined curette and cataract needle

Combined curette and cataract needle

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt9
type:
cataract needles