Museum of Vision Object of the Day

Ex-voto, undated

A pressed tin prayer offering or milagros for treatment of an eye ailment.

Postage stamp, 1978

East German postage stamp featuring Albrecht von Graefe, 1978

Chinese Spectacles and Case, c1780

The case is tangerine skin embossed with blessings including longevity, riches and health.

"Traite De La Cataracte Et Du Glaucoma", 1921

This famous work by Pierre Brisseau was originally published in 1709.

AAOO Bermuda Cruise Program, 1936

Bermuda cruise program and itinerary from the personal papers of William Benedict, MD

Hjalmar Schiotz, MD (1850-1927)

Dr. Schiotz first demonstrated his indentation tonometer, May 12, 1905.

Dr. J. Pettit's American Eye Salve

Dr. J. Pettit's American Eye Salve, 1939.

Northwest Orient Airlines

Northwest Orient Airlines AAOO convention flier, 1957.

Stereoscope card

Stereoscope card set manufactured by Keystone View Company.

"Atlas of Ophthalmoscopy"

By Richard Liebreich, 1885.

Spectacles Rendered Useless

Dr. J. Ball & Co.s' patent eye cups advertisement, c1870.

Vladimir Filatov, MD (1875-1956)

On May 6, 1931 Dr. Filatov performed the first human corneal transplant using autopsy eyes

Spectacles, c1750

Unusual spectacles, c1750.

"Les Lunettes"

"Les Lunettes" by Louis-Leopold Boilly, 1850.

Ex-voto

A prayer offering or milagros for treatment of an eye ailment.

Victorian trade card

Victorian trade card, 1837-1901.

Opera glasses

Lemaire opera glasses, c1890.

In Pursuit of the Plum Flower

Chinese spectacle case depicting a scene from "The Three Kingdoms", c1780.

Folding lorgnette

Folding lorgnette, c1800.

Portrait of an Unknown Man

Portrait of an unknown man wearing spectacles, 1810-1920.

St. Lucy Statue, 18th Century

St. Lucy, the Patron Saint of eyes, Guatemala.

Herman Knapp, MD, 1878

Official photograph of Dr. Knapp as Chair of the AMA Section on Ophthalmology.

Additive Phoropter, 1945

Image from the American Optical "Additive Phoroptor" operating manual, 1945

Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738)

Postage stamp featuring the originator of the academic hospital with clinical instruction

National Eye Care Project launch

Ancient Egyptian Eye Amulet

Flat clay amulet covered in a light green faience or glaze depicting the Eye of Horus.

Test for Color Blindness

Test for Color Blindness by Dr. Shinbou Ishihara, c1940.

"Surgical Anatomy"

By Joseph Maclise, 1866

Coreco-Bucky Automatic Color Camera

Manufactured by Coreco Research Corporation, 1948

Stereocard, 1906

Stereograph featuring the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Colledge Ophthalmic Infirmary

Colledge Ophthalmic Infirmary, Macao c1850.

"Treatise of One Hundred and Thirteene..."

"Treatise of One Hundred and Thirteene Diseases of the Eyes and Eye Liddes" by Richard Banister, 1622.

Ronguer

Bone ronguer manufactured in Germany.

Ophthalmoscope plates

Model eye ophthalmoscope plates.

Forceps

Snellen entropium forceps

Sherrington medal

Charles S. Sherrington, MD commemorative medal, 1980

Lorgnette, c1920

Gonioprism and forcep

mnaufactured by Zeiss, c1984

Spectacles

Spectacles recovered from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany, 1945.

Jacques Daviel (1696-1762)

Illustration demonstrating the extracapsular cataract extraction, first performed by Jacques Daviel April 8, 1747.

Slit bridge spectacles

English slit bridge spectacles, c1650.

Revenue Stamp, 1862

Stamp issued by the U.S. as a tax on patent medicines to finance the Civil War.

First Meeting April 9, 1896

Program from the first meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, MO

Ridley Commemorative Stamp, 2010

Royal Mail postage stamp designed by Howard Brown.

Tredici Primary Flight Training

Primary flight training, 1943

Kambara Telegram

Telegram to Dr. George Kambara from the Wartime Civil Control Administration, 1942

Jose Rizal, MD (1861-1896)

On March 21, 1887 Dr. Rizal's novel “Noli Me Tangere” began to inspire revolution in the Philippines