Crampton Electric Ophthalmoscope

Name/Title

Crampton Electric Ophthalmoscope

Entry/Object ID

71

Description

George Summer Crampton, an American ophthalmologist, introduced batteries into the handle of the electric ophthalmoscope. This invention was pivotal, as it freed the instrument from cables. This ophthalmoscope uses small dry battery cells, combined with a DeZeng Loring lens system and an imperforate mirror.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1915

Dimensions

Height

19.2 cm

Width

4.1 cm

Weight

120 g

Material

Metal, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

George Summer Crampton

Notes

Inventor