TECHNIQUE OF EYE DISSECTIONS 



ped off, leaving a sharp-edged, tapering point. 



After having completed the first dissection 



(the hyaloid, contents and attachments), and 



the specimen has been in the formaldehyde 



Fig. 8 A. Glass blowpipe. B. Petit 's canal. 



solution for ten days or two weeks, it will have 

 become hard and tough enough to stand a 

 considerable amount of rough handling. If 

 the specimen has been kept in a large recepta- 

 cle, such, for instance, as a jar, remove it with 



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