The eyes have it.

Explains how the eye works and why it is important to keep eyes in good health. Everyday life can put a strain on eyesight. The National Eye Service Centres provide vision tests and treatment under the National Health Insurance Scheme. Footage includes: diagrams of eye: factory workers: typing pools: street scenes: engravers: machinists: National Eye Services Centre: reception and waiting rooms: eye examination: vision tests: fitting of spectacles: lightroscopes: optician and patient.

"This film explains how the eye works and why it is important to keep eyes in good health, using animated illustrations of the human body. Everyday life can put a strain on eyesight. It is also promoting The National Eye Service, which provide eye examinations and spectacle prescriptions for a low cost."-- From segment 1.

England : National Ophthalmic Treatment Board Association, 1934.

1 film reel (5 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
1 film reel (5 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
1 film reel (5 min.) : sound, black and white ; 35 mm

00:05:00

Copyright previously owned by British Medical Association and Federation of Dispensing Opticians.

Public Domain Mark.

Produced by National Ophthalmic Treatment Board Association.

Date established from film edge code for 35mm copy.

Original cinefilm version has slightly longer duration than digitised version.

Segment 1. The narrator begins by describing how the eyes work and comparing them to a photography camera. A series of illustrations show the contrasting parts of a camera and the eye - e.g. the camera lens and the cornea perform similar functions, as do the film and the nerve in the eye. Then the voiceover explains the importance of keeping the eyes healthy and noticing if there are any changes in them, over a montage of workers performing detailed work such as sewing, engraving and typing, and playing sports. A series of illustrations show the different illnesses that the eyes are first indicators of, such as diabetes or throat infections. The narrator stresses the importance of regular eye examinations and provides information about the National Eye Service, over images of people having their eyes tested by opticians. There were 350 National Eye Service Centres in England at this time providing low-priced eye examinations. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:46:01 Length: 00:04:46:01