Ophthalmic Instruments

  • Educational film simulating four ophthalmic procedures using surgical instruments designed by the late John McKenzie.

    Featuring Professor Ananth Viswanathan, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

  • Produced to preserve the historical knowledge and legacy of the use and craft of 20th century ophthalmic surgical tools.

  • Imperial College London

    Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Close-up of a person's hand holding a pair of eyelash or eyebrow tweezers in a split-screen format, with the left side showing a darker-skinned hand and the right side showing a lighter-skinned hand.
Close-up of a person's hand holding a small, thin object, such as a needle or pin, with the focus on the hand and object. The hand is wearing a watch and a ring.
Two hands holding tools, a needle and forceps, against a plain light background.
Close-up of an eye during cataract surgery with a circular blue ring and surgical instruments.
Close-up of a person's brown eye showing the iris, pupil, and surrounding sclera with visible blood vessels.
Close-up of a dental implant procedure with a metallic instrument in a patient’s mouth and dental components visible.
A scientist's hands using tweezers to manipulate a small object in a laboratory setting with a microscope and petri dish.
A scientist working with a microscope, holding a delicate thin wire and a small tool, focused on a circular sample under the microscope
A scientist performing micromanipulation on a small object under a microscope, with a close-up of the object on the right side showing a circular, transparent structure surrounded by a white substance.
A person working on an eye in a laboratory, with a detailed view of the eye's interior and surgical tools.
Close-up of a person holding a hypodermic needle, preparing to inject.
Close-up of a person's hand holding a pair of glasses with a thin frame.