Visual pigments. First part.

Date:
1951
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About this work

Description

This film explains the physiology of vision particularly relating to the perception of colour. This is achieved using graphic illustrations. Then, it is noted that visual pigments can be obtained from the retinae of frogs and river fish. The retinae themselves are snipped to size from the dissected eyes and dropped in a solution. These sequences are filmed in infra-red light.

Publication/Creation

UK : Institute of Ophthalmology, 1951.

Physical description

1 videocassette (DIGIBETA) (08 mins) : silent, color, PAL
1 DVD (08 mins) : silent, color, PAL

Copyright note

Institute of Ophthalmology

Notes

This film forms part of a group of films donated to the Wellcome Trust in 2006 by The British Medical Association.
The opening intertitle is 'The British Film Institute Presents'.

Creator/production credits

Institute of Ophthalmology

Type/Technique

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Where to find it

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    7074S

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