https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/b264f8255269b05974e516c888ee7d65.jpg 9098d6e53bbc15a6108470220fb5db12 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/e315cd5d5827de90033e78e0592e2bd6.jpg 216d73a6aa95689da696fb9b7ae7007c https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/93dcee4aa5aa57459e68eb489e1a219f.jpg 5b479e9195878b34cc0af32a5d91bbfd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object Length: 15 cm Materials Metal, glass, and card. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Worth's Amblyoscope Description An account of the resource Worth's amblyoscope, metal, c 1890s. An amblyoscope is an ophthalmic device that is used to measure the angle of squint in the eye and develop the fusion faculty of the patient. The fusion faculty is the ability of the brain to fuse images from both eyes into one. Small pictures are placed in the two slides of the amblyoscope and moved closer or further apart to determine at which angle the squint fuses the images into one. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1192">Worth; Claud (1869-1936); Ophthalmologist</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1890s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003/77.59 Instrument Ophthalmology