TECHNIQUE OF EYE DISSECTIONS 



the iris. (Fig. 61.) Lift either one of the cut 

 edges of the iris, and, with the sharp edge of 

 the scalpel, gently scrape the processus zonu- 

 loe free from the ciliary processes, cutting 



Fig. 62 Scraping the ciliary processes free. Showing, also, 

 the choroid cut around the ciliary ring. 



through the ciliary ring as the ciliary pro- 

 cesses are detached from the hyaloid (pro- 

 cessus zonuloe}. (Fig. 62.) 



Great care must be taken not to thrust the 

 point of the scissors into the hyaloid, suspen- 

 sory ligament, or vitreous, else the lens may 

 become detached. 



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