TECHNIQUE OF EYE DISSECTIONS 



MEIBOMIAN GLANDS AND DUCTS 



AN examination of the eyelids will show the 

 openings of the ducts of the meibomian glands 

 a short distance back of the cilia. Very fine 

 pins or needles that have been greased may 

 be easily inserted for a short distance into the 

 ducts, and then a dissection made along the 

 course of the duct as outlined by the presence 

 of the inserted pins or needles. Another way 

 to see the glands is to slice through the ducts, 

 with the scalpel or safety-razor blade, the 

 entire width of either eyelid. This will sepa- 

 rate the glands into two parts and show their 

 length, breadth and structure. 



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