Morton Ophthalmoscope, Early, with Single Fixed Large Plane Mirror

Name/Title

Morton Ophthalmoscope, Early, with Single Fixed Large Plane Mirror

Entry/Object ID

57

Description

This ophthalmoscope features openings on the end of the handle, which would have been used for perimetry (the testing of peripheral vision). The openings contained blue, yellow, and green colored papers, which the patient looked at as they were tested.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Dimensions

Height

20.3 cm

Width

4.1 cm

Weight

85 g

Material

Metal, Glass, Possibly Ivory

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Andrew Stanford Morton

Notes

Inventor