M0013237: Corneal trephine instrument

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Corneal Trephine - type introduced by Von Hippel, 1888.

Photograph of a corneal trephine, a surgical instrument used for cutting sections of corneal tissue, introduced by Von Hippel in 1888. This item was accesioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (85/1953) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

January 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Copyright 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.