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Schiotz Tonometer Ealy 20th Century

Item#: MED1239

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Schiotz Tonometer Ealy 20th Century - click to enlarge.Schiotz Tonometer Ealy 20th Century - click to enlarge.

This is a device to measure inner eye pressure. The device is placed, with a weight, on the cornea to measure intraocular pressure. The tonometer was invented Hjalmar August Schioetz (1850-1927) who was the first Norwegian professor of ophthalmology. He developed this device in 1905. The Schiotz tonometer comes with 4 weights, a zero test block, an instruction leaflet and its original fitted box.