Gold ball implantation in sclera : dimitry modification of Mules's operation.

United States, 1933.

1 film reel (12 min.) : black and white ; 16 mm

00:12:00

British Medical Association

Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 UK: England & Wales

In English.

Produced by F. C. Parker and Wills Hospital, Philadelphia.

"This film is from the B.M.A. Film Library"--From opening credits.

Title from opening credits.

Segment 1 The membrane of the white of the eye is incised and is cut in a circle around the cornea. The cornea is removed. A mass of bony choroid is in the eyeball. It is removed. The cavity is cleaned. The optic nerve head is found and severed. The sclera cavity is cleaned in preparation for the insertion of a gold ball. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:18:07 Length: 00:05:18:07

Segment 2 The intertitles explain that the gold ball is too large for this particular cavity. So, 'a smaller ball not being at hand, an impromptu one of dental wax is inserted'. The incision is sewn shut and trimmed. The whole procedure is shown again, without subtitles. Time start: 00:05:18:07 Time end: 00:11:28:16 Length: 00:06:10:09