Museum of the Association of Ophthalmologists
42 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NG, UK
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The Museum of the Association of Ophthalmologists in the UK is the largest museum in the world dedicated to optics. It was founded in 1901, and today it stores more than 10 thousand different exhibits, among which there are more than 2 thousand points.
The Museum of the Association of Ophthalmologists in the UK contains not only rare, but also truly unique exhibits. Here are tools for vision correction, and images on optometric themes (vision check), starting from ancient times and ending with modernity. All the collected exhibits serve as a visual aid for students of the local medical college, as well as ophthalmologists from around the world.
However, it will be interesting not only for doctors. Among the exhibits there are really interesting samples: glasses for spying, scissors, transforming glasses and much more. The oldest exhibit of the museum is the ancient Egyptian amulet Eye of Horus. There are glasses and accessories that belonged to celebrities.
The museum was founded by John Sutcliffe, an excursion to the office of his name must be booked in advance, by prior arrangement, as it stores the rarest and most valuable items. The museum is a member of the London Association of Medical and Health Museums. The museum employees also arrange visiting exhibitions in other museums of the country and the world.