Summary
Used to hold and prevent bleeding in the surgical removal of an entropian (an inward folding of the eyelid) of patients in mental health hospitals in Victoria, Australia circa 1950. Entropians can be congenital.
Physical Description
Lower end is shaped like a pair of tweezers with rounded end. The head of one is a curved, horizontal, oval plate, with convex side inward. The head of the other is a very fine frame, the same shape with concave side inward. Just below the head of the forceps there is a screw running between the blades and out through a hole in one. On the outside is a button-shaped nut used to adjust and hold the blades at the required angle. There is a ridged finger grip halfway up each blade.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Object Measurements
25 mm (Width), 89 mm (Depth), 20 mm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Eyes, Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Apparatus & Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
