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Crystalline Lens, The 53

Choroid, The 62

Retina, The 74

Sagittal or Vertical Section of the Eye, The 86

Papilla, Puncta Lacrimalia, and Nasal Duct, The 92

Meibomian Glands and Ducts, The 96

Enucleation of the Orbital Contents, The 97

Ophthalmoscopic Examinations 106

Lacrimal Ducts, The 112

Lacrimal Gland, The 114

Capsule of Tenon, The 115

Superior Oblique Muscle and its Pulley 117

Other Extrinsic Muscles, The 118

Three Tunics of the Eye, the Hyaloid and its Attachments, The 120

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0. Brain showing eyes with muscles removed, optic nerves, and chiasm Frontispiece

1. Glassware and tools 22

2. The first cut 28

3. How the point of the scissors is kept away from the underlying tissues 29

4. Half of the sclerotic separated 30

5. Picking up the choroid 31

6. Emptying the eye of its contents 32

7. Isolated hyaloid, contents and attachments intact 33

8. Petit’s Canal 36

9. Cutting eye into anterior and posterior sections with safety-razor blade 39

10. Posterior half showing retinal vessels and choroid 40

11. Showing network of vitreous 42

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