M0003927: Ancient Hindu iridectomy knife next to one used by modern surgeons

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Ancient Hindu iridectomy knives, one used by modern surgeons

A reproduction of a publication of a photograph of an ancient Hindu iridectomy knife and a 1929 iridectomy knife used by modern surgeons. The reproduction is from an unknown publication.

23 April 1934

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.