University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Vision
Visual Aids
Classification
Optometry
Vision
Vision Tests
Visual Aids
Accession Number
1982.5.1
Description
An optometry trial case in a wooden box with customized slots for lenses with size labels, holding 248 lenses for testing eyesight; three spectacle half-framed for inserting test lenses ranging in dates from 1908-1935; lens polishing cloths; sight testing chart, gauge for testing lens strength; ast…
An optometry trial case in a wooden box with customized slots for lenses with size labels, holding 248 lenses for testing eyesight; three spectacle half-framed for inserting test lenses ranging in dates from 1908-1935; lens polishing cloths; sight testing chart, gauge for testing lens strength; astigmatic variable prism; retinoscope; black cardboard diaphragms with white/blue and red centre; vial of homoatropic hydrochloride and cocaine hydrochloride.
Number Of Parts
259
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; previously owned by Dr. J. W. Scott.
Dates
1908
1930
circa 1908-1930
Material
wood: brown
metal: silver; black; cream; grey
paper: cream; black
glass: transparent
plastic: cream
fabric: pink
ink: black; blue; red
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-11
Condition Remarks
#2: leatherette is peeling off case; lid is loose; #3: some contents in fragile case should be housed separately; case needs to be brushed; lenses should be returned to correct slots; should create a customized storage box (detailed condition report by Queen's University Dept. of Conservation in donor file).
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalogue of Surgical Instruments," A. S. Aloe, 1985, p. 196 (same as model #4627)
Research Facts
This vision test kit would have been used by an eye doctor, specifically an optometrist; an optometrist uses lenses, prisms, and vision therapy to enhance and improve visual function; also known as "oculists' trial case."