Tan coloured velvet lined hinged box contains ivory handle for ophthalmoscope.
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.
Dates
1870
1910
circa 1870-1910
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-6
Condition Remarks
#2: case is damaged.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
ophthalmoscope [of-thal´mo-skop] an instrument for examining the interior of the eye. Direct ophthalmoscope one that produces an upright, or unreversed, image of approximately 15 times magnification. The direct ophthalmoscope is used to inspect the fundus of the eye, which is the back portion of the interior eyeball. Examination is best carried out in a darkened room. The examiner looks for changes in the color or pigment of the fundus, changes in the caliber and shape of retinal blood vessels, and any abnormalities in the macula lutea, the portion of the retina that receives and analyzes light only from the very center of the visual field. Macular degeneration and opacities of the lens can be seen through direct ophthalmoscopy.