Perforating Kerato-Prosthesis AKA Eye Operation 1970-1979

Star Item

Description

Unused / unissued material - Colour material

Title reads: "Perforating Kerato-prosthesis".

Various shots of surgical technique for removing Cataracts or possibly replacing lens with donation. Animated scenes illustrate how the surgery / operation will be performed. Various Close Up...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92608
Sort Number:
UN 4660 J
Time in/Out:
01:19:49:00 / 01:31:55:00
Canister:
UN 4660 J
Film ID:
3405.06
Issue Date:
1970 - 1979

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2006 London bombings.
911
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Albert Sandler - The Celebrated Violinist

Albert Sandler - The Celebrated Violinist

A nice song "Black Eyes" is performed by Albert Sandler and two other musicians.

Tailor Made Eyes

Tailor Made Eyes

German opticians demonstrate their new design of contact lenses.

Waldorf Quintet (Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not)

Waldorf Quintet (Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not)

The Waldorf Quintet play "Black Eyes".

Elephant (Aka Up In Nellie's Room)

Elephant (Aka Up In Nellie's Room)

"Bright Eyes" the elephant goes through her morning wash at Durban zoo, South Africa.

School For Poor Sighted Children

School For Poor Sighted Children

Footage of school in Czechoslovakia for poor sighted children

Frozen Pea Factory

Frozen Pea Factory

Harvesting and processing peas on a large scale for Birds Eye.

(Operation)

(Operation)

A patient is prepared for an operation on their eye.

 

 

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
 Before_Famous
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler