Living Tomorrow. . 77, Corneal Grafting.

Date:
c.1971
  • Film

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Description

A surgical operation on the eye. The cornea is a transparent disc through which light passes, Damage it and blindness can result. Working with with the aid of a microscope, the surgeon removes the damaged cornea and replaces it with another cornea taken from a donor eye.

Publication/Creation

United Kingdom, c.1971.

Physical description

1 film reel (08 min.) : sound, color

Copyright note

Crown copyright

Notes

This film forms part of a group of films donated to the Wellcome Trust in 2006 by The British Medical Association.

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