Delivery of Luxated Lens by the Smith Method, 1954
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. Photography by Irving Puntenney, MD, Northwestern University Medical School.
Dates
- 1954
Creator
- Vail, Derrick, 1898-1973 (Person)
- Puntenney, Irving, 1906-1993 (Photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Restrictions on use.
Extent
1 Reels : 09:16 minutes, black & white and color, silent, acetate base ; 16mm, 239 ft.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
See accession record 2018-18-026.
Library Details
Part of the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center Repository
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Chicago IL 60611-3008 US
312-503-1913
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