concept

A man behind a woman who is combing her hair; representing the sense of sight. Engraving.

Looking up from underneath a microscope

Retinal ganglion cell

A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the sense of sight. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, ca. 1650.

Visual distortion

Human eye with blue iris

Brown jumping spider (unknown species)

An old woman wearing spectacles; representing the sense of sight. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

Colour vision

A treatise on the diseases of the eye, and their remedies; to which is prefixed, the Anatomy of the eye; the theory of vision; And the several Species of Imperfect Sight. Illustrated with Copper Plates. By Geo. Chandler, Surgeon.

Sclera (white part) of the human eye

Zur Physiologie des Gesichtssinnes / von A. Classen.

Eyesight, good & bad : a treatise on the exercise and preservation of vision.

Galleries and Reading Room

Café

Shop

Library

We currently have intermittent technical problems with our search. We hope to resolve this soon.

We’re undertaking some research with website visitors to learn more about how people find access-related information provided by museums. This survey shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

Help us organize our website content.

Wellcome uses cookies.

Vision

Images

Catalogue

A treatise on the diseases of the eye, and their remedies; to which is prefixed, the Anatomy of the eye; the theory of vision; And the several Species of Imperfect Sight. Illustrated with Copper Plates. By Geo. Chandler, Surgeon.

A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the sense of sight. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, ca. 1650.

Sclera (white part) of the human eye

Zur Physiologie des Gesichtssinnes / von A. Classen.

Eyesight, good & bad : a treatise on the exercise and preservation of vision.