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Exhibitions
Current Exhibition
Eyes Examined
Discover the scope of ophthalmic knowledge and practice at the turn of the last century. Cases culled from period journals provide insight into how your eye problems may have been handled.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Collecting Ophthalmology: 30 Years at the Museum
Since 1980 the Museum of Vision has collected over 38,000 artifacts, rare books and archival materials. This exhibit will highlight important moments in the history of the profession as a celebration of ophthalmology and our 30th anniversary.
Past Exhibitions
Spectacular Spectacles
Explore the history of vision aids- from eyeglasses to telescopes. Take a look at the obscure beginnings of eyewear 700 years ago to current fashion.
To Fool the Eye
Take a look at the outrageous health claims made by colorful charlatans of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Their bogus remedies claimed to cure poor eyesight and anything else that might trouble you.
Windows to the Soul
Eyes and vision are powerful symbols of deities and knowledge. Explore ancient and modern legends from around the world.
The Eyes of War
In honor of the 60th Anniversary of VE Day, May 8, 1945, we explore the sacrifices of ophthalmologists as found in the museum's Academy Archives as well as wartime innovations in ophthalmology.
Seeking Nominations
What person, place, thing or event has most transformed ophthalmology and all of medicine?
Nominate someone or something and your answer may be used in the upcoming 2010 exhibit entitled "Collecting Ophthalmology". Email us today!
