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Credit
The eyes have it. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
The eyes have it.
- Date:
- 1934
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About this work
Description
"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.
Publication/Creation
England : National Ophthalmic Treatment Board Association, 1934.
Physical description
1 encoded moving image (4.46 min.) : sound, black and white
Duration
00:04:46
Copyright note
Copyright previously owned by British Medical Association and Federation of Dispensing Opticians.
Terms of use
Unrestricted
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Language note
In English.
Creator/production credits
Produced by National Ophthalmic Treatment Board Association.
Notes
Date established from film edge code for 35mm copy.
Contents
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