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Type of Object
Cystotome
Date of Manufacture
1875-1885
Physical Details
Nickel platted ophthalmic surgical instrument with a hook on one end and a shallow spoon on the other
Dimensions
0.3 cm. x 4.5 cm. x 3 cm.
Medical Subject
Cataract extraction -- instrumentation; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1983.86.17
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Silver Lens Spoon and Cystotome, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00047.jpg