M0020071: Seven Indian surgical instruments for eye operations

Previous title, replaced August 2022: Surgical Indian instruments for eye operations (A-D)

Photograph of various surgical instruments for eye operations. From top to bottom: two eyelid retractors acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession numbers R6627 and R6628); an iron knife acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R6616); an instrument for cutting the cornea acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R6630); and a final instrument for which there are no particulars.

1965-1976

2 photographs sheet film negative; 3.5 x 8.5 cm photographic print; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.