TECHNIQUE OF EYE DISSECTIONS 



which the superior oblique muscle runs its 

 tendon, will not be injured. In removing the 

 orbital contents, dissect close to the bone (Fig. 

 51), so that the periosteum will also be re- 

 moved, and form a sort of sac or capsule in 



Fig. 52 Showing excavated orbit. (Page 105.) 



which will be contained the eye with all its 

 extrinsic tissues. If difficulty is experienced 

 in getting at the posterior parts of the orbit, 

 it will be best to cut away as much more of 

 the obstructing bone as is necessary. In this 

 way the "capsule" containing the eye, its six 



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