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eye section necklace | sterling silver
Give this eye section necklace to the woman who spends her working days looking into other people's eyes. Through the pupil she can see the retina, living nerve tissue that begins as an outgrowth of the brain. It is a gift for her, from the people who are proud of the work she does.
Who It's For
- a daughter at the end of her fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology
- an optometrist or orthoptist, when she qualifies
- a retina researcher or vision scientist, at her PhD defence
- a medical student starting out in ophthalmology
- yourself, if eyes are your everyday work
Susan K., buying for her daughter: “My daughter is finishing her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and we are giving her this as a special gift. She has worked so hard through medical school, residency and her fellowship.”
The Eye in Section
In section, the eye has three coats. The outer one is the white sclera, which meets the clear cornea at the front. Inside it lies the uvea, rich in blood vessels and pigment: the choroid, the ciliary body and the iris. The innermost coat is the retina, and it is built the other way round from what you might expect. Light passes through its nerve cells and fibres before reaching the rods and cones at the back. At the fovea, the small pit used for the sharpest vision, those layers are pushed aside. Where the fibres leave as the optic nerve, there are no rods or cones at all, which is why each eye has a blind spot.
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FAQ
How big is it, and how does it sit?
The pendant measures 32 mm (about 1.26 inches), about 6 mm more than a 2-euro coin (25.75 mm), so it is a statement piece rather than a small charm. It hangs upright from its top end and sits below the collarbone on a 45 cm (17.7 inch) sterling silver chain with a 5 cm (2 inch) extender. Longer chains up to 80 cm can be added on this page. It is 925 sterling silver, nickel-free and hypoallergenic.
Is there a gold eye section necklace?
Yes. The eye section necklace also comes in 18K gold vermeil, at the same 32 mm. Choose the finish she already wears: the design is the same in both. Each comes on a matching 45 cm chain with a 5 cm extender, sterling silver with the silver pendant and gold vermeil with the gold vermeil one. The eye necklace is a separate design, 22 mm, in sterling silver only.
Will it arrive in time, and what if it isn't right?
DHL Express delivers free in 1-5 business days worldwide, and we pay the import duties and taxes, so nothing is due at the door. It arrives in a ready-to-gift jewelry box and festive envelope. If it isn't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy applies.
Who invented the ophthalmoscope?
Hermann von Helmholtz, then a professor of physiology in Königsberg, announced his eye mirror in December 1850. It was built around a few microscope glass plates, with a candle for light, and it let him see the retina of a living eye. He published his description in 1851 and called it an Augenspiegel. According to the ophthalmologist Thomas Wharton Jones, writing in 1854, Charles Babbage had shown him the model of a similar instrument in 1847, but Babbage did not take it further.
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