PHANTOM FOR PRACTISING EYE OPERATIONS C 1890
Stock Number: 330428 b
POA
Dimensions
45 cm high
Circa
1890
Description
HANTOM FOR PRACTISING EYE OPERATIONS C 1890
THIS PHANTOM, MADE OF METAL AND MOUNTED ON A IRON FOOT, CAN BE TIPPED BACKWARDS INTO VARIOUS POSITIONS. THE PRACTICE EYE IS CLAMPED AGAINST THE ORBITAL RIM BY A SPRING. THE OPHTHALMOSCOPE PHANTOME IS A MODEL ON WHICH STUDENT DOCTORS COULD TRY THEIR HAND AT EYE SURGERY. NOT A HUMAN EYE, BUT PIG, SHEEP OR OX EYES WERE INSERTED IN THE SOCKETS AND SECURED BY MEANS OF ADJUSTABLE CLAMPS WHILST THE ASPIRING SURGEONS TRIED OUT THEIR SKILLS.
PROFESSOR WALDAU WAS A GERMAN OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO STUDIED UNDER VON GRAEFE IN BERLIN IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY AND WHO WAS HIMSELF A PIONEER IN CATARACT SURGERY. THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS OPHTHALMOPHANTOME IN CATALOGUE OF JOHN WEISS. THERE WERE TWO MODELS, ONE WITH A SINGLE AND THIS ONE WITH TWO EYES. 45 CM HIGH.
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Van Leest Antiques
Van Leest Antiques
Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.
As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.
