Eye Surgery Scalpels
by Science Photo Library
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Eye Surgery Scalpels
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Set of John Weiss ivory handled scalpels for eye surgery. The nineteenth century was an era of great progress in eye surgery, it saw the first operative treatment of glaucoma (a condition affecting the pressure within the eye which can lead to blindness) and the introduction of cocaine as a local anaesthetic for ophthalmic procedures. These instruments date from 1860, England.
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August 3rd, 2016
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