BioImages 2011
March 10, 2011 § 2 Comments
If you’re a medical or scientific photographer you should definitely consider submitting your best work to BioImages, an annual visual media competition that showcases the finest still, graphics and motion media work in the life sciences and medicine.
BioImages is sponsored by the BioCommunications Association (BCA) and online submissions are accepted until March 22.
Read more about the competition here, and go here to submit your work.
Mirror of the Body
February 8, 2011 § 5 Comments
“Man with Shoulder Amputation, 1874, James Robinson, D.D.S., Dublin” © The Burns Archive. Used with kind permission.
Ever since seeing this fascinating photo of a man with a shoulder amputation on the cover of Scope Magazine, I have been interested in the use of mirrors in vintage clinical photographs. Using a mirror to reflect another view of a body part or wound was common in the mid-nineteenth century. « Read the rest of this entry »
Best Medical Blog 2010 Finalist
February 3, 2011 § 12 Comments
I woke up this morning to find The Sterile Eye has been chosen as one of five finalists for Best Medical Weblog in the 2010 Medical Weblog Awards, hosted by Medgadget!
I am honored and overwhelmed to be in such great company. Check out all the finalists here.
If you enjoy The Sterile Eye, please consider voting for me here. Voting will close 23:59:59 on Sunday, February 13, 2011 (EST).
Filming Surgery in 1957
January 28, 2011 § Leave a comment
CC-BY National Museum of Health & Medicine. Click for larger version.
The last week I have been in contact with the kind people of the Otis Historical Archives at the National Museum of Health & Medicine regarding a post I’m writing. In the process they dug up this very interesting photo from an OR in 1957. « Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t Light As Cartooned
January 20, 2011 § 2 Comments
"Figure 125 - The best single suggestion for good lighting is: DON'T do it as cartooned." Click to see larger version.
Good lighting requires simplicity. The least number of lamps possible should be employed. The greatest intensity should be directed at or near the center of the area of interest. The major lighting recommendation is summarized in Figure 125.
From “Clinical Photography – A Kodak Data Book” © Eastman Kodak Company, 1972.
The OR Before CCTV
January 18, 2011 § 2 Comments
Click to see larger version.
From the March 1948 issue of Mechanix Illustrated:
Telescopes and mirror give many eyes a close-up view of a delicate cataract operation which heretofore could be observed by only one or two. It happened in Doctors’ Hospital, L. A.
I can’t help but think that they wrestled for the best places, and that those in front (who obviously won) must be orthopedists. Who else would have the muscle to subdue a whole gang of ophthalmologists? But then again, why are they interested in a cataract operation?
Hat tip to Modern Mechanix.
Medical Illustration Dept, 1980s
January 13, 2011 § 2 Comments
While browsing the Wellcome Images collection I came across these photos showing the various activities of a mid 1980’s Medical Illustration departement. Most likely at the Charing Cross Hospital, the researchers at Wellcome tell me.
It’s interesting to see that even though the technology has changed a lot, the tasks are still much the same: clinical and specimen photography, video production, graphic design and presentation support.
2010 in Stats
January 2, 2011 § Leave a comment
WordPress sent me a great review of The Sterile Eye stats for 2010. Here’s a summary:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 85,000 times in 2010. If it were an exhibit at The Louvre Museum, it would take 4 days for that many people to see it.
In 2010, there were 52 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 225 posts. There were 248 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 24mb. That’s about 5 pictures per week.
The busiest day of the year was April 17th with 1,105 views. The most popular post that day was Jan van Rymsdyk – Drawer of Wombs.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
Jan van Rymsdyk – Drawer of Wombs March 2010
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Total gastrectomy video December 2008
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Skin graft videos January 2009
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Amateur Surgeon March 2008
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Inner sights December 2008
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Merry Christmas
December 24, 2010 § 1 Comment
Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved.
Merry christmas and a happy new year to all readers of The Sterile Eye.
A Picture Before Dying
December 19, 2010 § 5 Comments
“Intensive Care”. Painting by Joseph Dwaihy and Sara Dykstra.
An unusual request from the intensive care unit. Could I take some last photos of a patient before they switched off his life support? « Read the rest of this entry »
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