Optical slit lamp consists of a three legged adjustable (a) base supporting a white plexiglass table in a wooden trim; table has a switch and outlets underneath and a chin rest attached to side; table supports (b) slit lamp apparatus made of a metal platform with joystick control and a central shaf…
Optical slit lamp consists of a three legged adjustable (a) base supporting a white plexiglass table in a wooden trim; table has a switch and outlets underneath and a chin rest attached to side; table supports (b) slit lamp apparatus made of a metal platform with joystick control and a central shaft with a swinging microscope arm and a vertical lamp arm; a (c) fuse box with cord plugs into electical outlets underneath table; artefact includes loose (d) triangular metal plate; artefact appears to be missing top of chin rest.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - base - Size: Length 112.0 cm x Width 57.0 cm x Depth 56.0 cm
b - slit lamp - Size: Length 51.0 cm x Width 37.4 cm x Depth 31.5 cm
c - fuse box - Size: Length 30.0 cm x Width 15.5 cm x Depth 10.1 cm
d - triangular metal plate - Size: Length 20.5 cm x Width 14.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Imprinted on metal plate on slit lamp platform: "SLIT LAMP // AIM // PAT PENDING // MADE IN ENGLAND // 4000/ 262 " Etched on fuse box: " INPUT 110. VOLTS // 25-60 CYCLES // OUTPUT 6. VOLTS // MADE IN ENGLAND"; Printed on sticker attached to base: " Community // and Social // Services // 02149-AC "
Permanent Location
Storage Room W1
W1-11-1
Condition Remarks
Wooden trim on table chipped and paint wearing off on corners; plexiglass scratched; enamel on chin rest side arms chipping; fuse box cord is stiff and bristle; plastic cracked and broken off in several areas along cord revealing wiring inside.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Internet
Reference Comments
"Slit Lamp Gonioscopy ", 3rd ed, George Gorin M.D. F.A.C.S., Baltimore, 1967, p. 61; "Biomicroscopy of the Eye. Slit Lamp Microscopy of the Living Eye," Vol. 1, M.L.Berliner, M.D., New York, 1949, pp. 34-35; Wikipedia
Research Facts
Optical slit lamp was used for examination of anterior walls of the eye as well as frontal structures. This instrument could detect abrasions, lesions, cataracts.