TECHNIQUE OF EYE DISSECTIONS 



ored, viscid fluid that escapes when the eye is 

 halved is the perichoroidal lymph, not the 

 aqueous, as is sometimes stated. 



THE POSTERIOR HALF 



The posterior half is taken first because it 



Fig. 10 The retina, retinal vessels, and 



iridescent choroid showing through 



the vitreous. 



is the simplest and easiest of the two halves 

 to dissect. In this half of the eye the retina 

 may be readily seen through the vitreous ; the 

 choroid and its apparent iridescent colors 

 through both vitreous and retina. (Fig. 10.) 



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