Erisophake, mid-20th century

Containers:
Artifact-box 295, Item hmachm0001
Scope and content:

Marked V. Mueller & Co., USA. Includes handle with eight interchangeable cups.

Used for removal of cataractous lens until the 1960s. Invented in 1917 by Ignacio Barraquer and improved in 1948 by A. E. Bell. The little cup was applied to the surface of the lens, suction was applied, then the cup with the adherent lens pulled out of the eye through a large corneal opening.

Acquisition information:
Received from: Robert Machemer, MD

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