4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
Beale's self-illuminating ophthalmoscope, 1870. Made by Hawksley of London. An ophthalmoscope is an instrument designed to illuminate the interior of the eye, thus allowing the retina to be examined through the pupil.
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