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Graefe's cataract knife
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Dates
1860
1900
circa 1860-1900
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Surgery
Vision
Classification
Ophthalmology
Surgery, instrumentation
Surgery
Vision
Accession Number
1940.6.1
Description
Cataract surgurgical eye knife or scalpel with white ivory handle; possibly a tenotomy knife.
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Accession Number
1940.6.1
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Surgery
Vision
Classification
Ophthalmology
Surgery, instrumentation
Surgery
Vision
MeSH Heading
Cataract Extraction -- instrumentation
MM= Cutting Tool -- knife -- cataract
Surgery
Description
Cataract surgurgical eye knife or scalpel with white ivory handle; possibly a tenotomy knife.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown
Maker
Weiss
Dates
1860
1900
circa 1860-1900
Material
metal
ivory: white
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-10
Temporary Location
On exhibit: "Ophthalmology: The First 50 Years," at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, L-2005.8.
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 13.0 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
See Down, 1906, p. 536, item #2375 (Graefe's); also Down, 1906, p. 64, item #247C (tenotomy knife)
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