Mauthner Ophthalmoscope

Object/Artifact

The Cordes Collection at UCSF, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

112

Description

This is a Mauthner ophthalmoscope, from Vienna. This ophthalmoscope is very similar to Jaeger’s 1854 ophthalmoscope but with one small difference. Mauthner "halved the length of the tube holding the mirrors to 2.6 cm. This allowed the operator’s eye to be closer to the sight hole enabling a wider field of view of the patient’s fundus." [Qoute from Atlas of Ophthalmoscopes, by Richard Keeler and Ian McAllister.]

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1865

Dimensions

Height

17 cm

Width

4 cm

Weight

101 g

Material

Metal, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ludwig Mauthner