Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of Eye

09/02/2026

NEW BLOG POST: Dr. Surbhi Bansal from VCU School of Medicine on the MCV Campus tracks the fall of the Mughal Empire in India through three incidents of blinding. Read about these intriguing incidences in Indian history on the Eye Witness Blog at https://www.aao.org/museum-blog/detail/political-eye-when-blinding-replaced-blade.

This blog post is the second in a series of guest posts from the Cogan Ophthalmic History Society and was presented at the Cogan Society’s annual meeting in Richmond, Virginia on April 26, 2026.

Thank you, Dr. Bansal for sharing this with us!

08/28/2026

Thank you to our amazing summer interns! This summer, graduate students from University of San Francisco and SFSU Museum Studies Program made a huge impact in both collections and public programming. We appreciate all of your hard work, and wish you the best of luck in your museum careers!

Interested in interning at the Museum of the Eye for class credit? Submit an interest form at https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=0_0ikSx2vkWs1ZNPcXWtWZESdpPVf5NGhv4w41qLMUZUMU9NMjFVQlVERzhPVFpGUjI4Tkc3VDRaNi4u&route=shorturl.

The Museum of the Eye® seeks self-motivated credit seeking students for internships. Through hands-on experience, interns will develop skills in museum administration, visitor experience, public programs, collection management, social media, and more. The museum currently offers two different i...

08/21/2026

NEW BLOG POST: a second installation of trachoma stories! In this edition of the Eye Witness Blog, we follow a group of Russian religious separatists on a surprising path to Angel Island in California and their experience with trachoma screenings. Read more at https://ow.ly/L4qM50Zu2va.

Images: (1) An announcement of the arrival of Russian Molokan immigrants in the San Francisco Call, 1905, (2) Angel Island Immigration Station, c1890, (3) A view of Angel Island from the Museum of the Eye offices
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

08/14/2026

Let’s play guess the object! This unique pair of spectacles don’t have glasses lenses, but they are made of wood. Can you guess what condition that was thought to treat?

Hint: it’s a condition commonly found in young children. We’ll put the correct answer in the comments below.

08/07/2026

NEW BLOG POST: Dr. Alison Hong from GW Ophthalmology writes about some early female ophthalmologists from the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Read this fascinating collection of biographies on the Eye Witness Blog at https://ow.ly/Sr4p50Zu2rY.

This blog post is the first in a series of guest posts from Cogan Ophthalmic History Society and was presented at was presented at the Cogan Society’s annual meeting in Richmond, Virginia, on April 26, 2026.
Thank you to Dr. Hong for sharing this fascinating piece of women’s history with us!

08/03/2026

The Museum of the Eye is five years old this summer. in 2021, we opened our doors to the public for the first time. Through all our new exhibits, public programs, and after-hours events, the heart of our museum community has been you – our fantastic visitors. You are the apple of our eye!

We’ll see you for many more years of discovering the science of sight together.

07/18/2026

What connects a cataract knife with a racehorse? What can be deduced from a small pair of eyeglasses and Egyptian ci******es? Uncover the answer at our Museum Movie Night on August 1 at 7 p.m. We will be screening the 2009 Guy Ritchie film “Sherlock Holmes” and discussing the ophthalmic clues in classic Sherlock Holmes stories.

Buy your $10 ticket at https://igfn.us/form/x9vkgg today. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

07/17/2026

Seeing Christopher Nolan's new film "The Odyssey" today?

Brush up on Greek eye myths in the Eye Witness Blog. From the one-eyed Cyclops Polyphemus to the many-eyed Argus Panoptes, "Decoding Greek Eye Mythology" explores the stories behind some of mythology's most unforgetable figures.

Dive in at www.aao.org/museum-blog/detail/decoding-greek-eye-mythology.

Images: (1) Polyphemus the Cyclops, undated, (2) Perseus Returning the Eye to the Graiai (The Fates), Henry Fuseli, c1790-1800, (3) Argus Panoptes Guarding Io in Bull Form, Pinturicchio, 1492.

07/15/2026

Experience the Museum of the Eye after hours!

Join us for our new Museum Movie Night on Saturday, August 1 at 7 p.m. Enjoy a screening of the 2009 film “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. then discover the story behind Sherlock Holmes's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—an author, physician, and one-time ophthalmologist.

Buy your $10 ticket at https://ow.ly/MQRe50ZiT1k today. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

07/07/2026

Discover the fascinating science behind optical illusions. Join us for Craft & Learn: Wonder Turner, a free, hands-on program on Saturdays, July 18 & 25, 2–3:30 p.m.
Learn how the wonder turner (thaumatrope) demonstrates persistence of vision—the same principle behind animation and movies. You'll also explore the history of optical toys before creating your own wonder turner to take home.

Reserve your free spot: https://ow.ly/P1pv50ZiT0e Recommended for ages 8 and up.