TECHNIQUE OF EYE DISSECTIONS 



both eyelids and eye, and also show the con- 

 junctiva! fornices. On the upper surface 

 of the palpebral conjunctiva, and near the 

 outer can thus, will be seen, upon close inspec- 

 tion, a number of minute openings, usually 

 eight. These are the openings of the lacrimal 

 ducts. Pins or straw that have been lubricated 

 with vaseline, may be inserted and pushed 

 into these openings for a considerable distance, 

 and the course of the ducts then can be traced 

 easily. (Fig. 58.) 



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