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Vail, Derrick, 1898-1973

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1973

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Abnormalities of the Ocular Muscles with Indications for Surgery, 1953

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents A silent, black and white film which details a variety of ocular abnormalities through live patients, mostly adults and a few adolescents. Patients look into camera and give a full view of the appearance of their eyes, intertitle cards detail in technical terms the issues faced by each individual, as well as point out which features indicate that surgery is needed.Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology: Derrick Vail, MD, Director. Muscle Clinic:...
Dates: 1953
Found in: Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center / ghsl-15, Medical Motion Pictures / Ophthalmology

Delivery of Luxated Lens by the Smith Method, 1954

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents Warning: graphic surgical content, including footage of eye incisions.A silent color and black and white film detailing the instrumentation and procedures for the Smith method. Examples include: traumatic subluxation of left and right lens with secondary glaucoma, and spontaneous subluxation of right lens.Passed by the Committee on Medical Motion Pictures of the American College of Surgeons, 1954.By Derrick Vail, MD, Northwestern University Medical School....
Dates: 1954
Found in: Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center / ghsl-15, Medical Motion Pictures / Ophthalmology