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The Anatomy of the Human THE A NATO MY O F THE HUM AN EYE AS I L L U ST RATE D "Y E NL ARG E D STE RE O SCO PI C P H OT OG RAPH S R H U ‘ HOM SON M E T R M . A "Y A . E , , , PROF E SSO R OF HUMAN ANATOMY IN TH E U NI"E RSITY OF O"F ORD O"F O RD AT TH E CL ARE ND O N P RE SS "IO ' Q GY H RY F ROWD E M . A. EN , P R E FAC E To th e D elegates Of th e U n ivers ity Press I am greatly i n debted for th e gen erou s assi stan ce th ey h ave ren dere d in th e r du n of th p o ctio is work . Th e Public h ardly realizes h ow much th e U n iversity does th rough th e agen cy of thi s D elegacy for th e en couragement o f s h arsh an d resear h s n e w th u su h h e mu h c ol ip c , i c i o t c lp c r mun ra r r u h un e e tive wo k would emai n unp blis ed . r W h tan t I am eat T . m O M . C esterman Museum ss s , y A i , gr ly oblige d for th e skill an d patien ce wh ich h e h as di splayed in c arryi n g out my i n stru ction s : with out his co - operation it wou ld h ave been well n igh impos sibl e for me t o h ave attain ed th e r t presen t esul s . h h k m n a r Mr E. S . I a e a s to an S e r em n s r t . v l o t y io D o t o , E fo r i aid in r t r f- h t W h n a M h s e s n h s ee s . e it ll , . , vi i g p oo M A RT H U R T H O S ON . O"F RD a I 1 1 2 O . n . f , 9 CO N T E N TS INTRO DUCTION CHAPTE R I ANTERO - POSTERIOR SECTIONS OF TH E EYE C HAPTER I I DISSECTIONS OF THE EYE FROM TH E FRONT C HAPTE R I I I ANTERIOR H AL F OF TH E EYE SEEN FROM BEH IN D CHAPTE R I" C HAPTER " POSTERIOR H AL F O F TH E EYE "EY To PL ATES E RRATA 2 l 2 m m m to mm I o or m r ea d . 4 . , f . 3 . P I 6 r NO 6 rea d No 6 a e rom oot o . g 54 . f f , f 7 5 Th om s o n A n a tom o th e H u m a n E e , y f y May 1 9 1 2 I N T R O D U C T I O N TH E acc ompanying stere osc opic views of th e interior of the eye we re prepare d in illu s tration o f a c ou rse o f lectu res o n th e gros s a om th e e e i e t o th e a s ari for an t y Of y , del v red gradu te prep ng the h i e i of o o diplom a in Ophth alm ology Of t e Un v rs ty Oxf rd . They were s generally app re ciated th at it is h oped th eir pu blicatio n in th e p res en t fo rm may m ake th em acce ssible t o th o s e wh o wo uld n ot o th e rwise in e a o f th e u r in h ave an oppo rtunity of s e e g th m . M ny struct es the n e e are s o a a it is o o i e r o i a i huma y sm ll th t nly p ss bl , unde rd n ry c rcum a to o ain a i a o "ie of e ea of a en of low st nces , bt a s t sf ct ry w th m by m ns l s i u u a in o e i e a i a io i ow . o o a i o p er Th s s lly v lv s the r x m n t n by m n cul r v s n , an d c o ns eque ntly e n tails a lo ss o f that stereos c opic effe ct which is s o n eces sary t o dete rmin e their exact rel atio ns . With th e o bject of over o in is e th e re n i u ra ion we e re are in c m g th d fect , p se t ll st t s r p p d such a wa as t o e e th e er o o i ef e an d at th e s a e i e to y pres rv st e sc p c f ct , m t m provide for s u ch a m agnificatio n as would re nder clear m ost Of th e detail e i In an i n s a a i im e r - s a e is o o ra e a d s red . m y t nces m ll t e c l ph t g ph d long s i e th e a a io s o a th e e ma o a ro i d prep r t n , th t stud nt y have s me pp x mate i n i n id ea of th e siz e of the structu res h e s viewi g . It s ot s u gges ted th at th e pres en t s erie s of "iews s h o uld b e a substitu te for the ex p erien ce gain e d by the actu al dis s ection Of hum an or oth e r m ammalian e es bu t w e one o i e s a o e r i ar u a y , h n c ns d r th t such , m r pa t cul ly h m n , m aterial is n ot easily o btainabl e in a s u fficie ntly fresh c o ndition to i a all th e e ai s s ru u re t h e a o a i a e d spl y d t l Of t ct , cc mp ny ng pl tes may s rve as a in e th e a re s re io s e a i o e u rem d r Of fe tu p v u ly x m ned , and pr v seful as a h andy means of refe re n c e whe n p e rmanent preparations or museum s e i n s a n i p c me re ot readily acces s ble . In mos t in stanc es th e sp e cim e ns from which th e ph otographs were taken we re re m ove d within fo ur h ou rs after d eath . Th ey were a n in % s o u ion of o o s s n o an d e h rde ed a 4 l t f rm l , ub eque tly fr zen th n c i r r e o e ut . e is e o s e e e a w e e The furth r d s ct n , wh n cess ry, e th n p rf rm d , an d e a io n s o o ra u e r i i . a was a en as the pr par t ph t g phed nd sp r t C re t k , far as os i to e imin a all s e i s w i a eare au an d p s ble , l te p c men h ch pp d f lty, o n ly th os e which p re se rve d the n atu ral form an d te n sio n of th e gl o be we re i i e i a was a n o u ut l zed . Ev ry p o ss bl e c re t ke t avoid d ou btf l e a s an d th e a o i o f e ime n s in s o far at s as i x mple , m j r ty the sp c , lea t the r a or a s are o n ern e ma be re ar e as affo i an a roxi m j p rt c c d , y g d d rd ng pp ma e a u ra e r n f i n o r a o i ion o e t ly cc t epres e ntatio o th e r m l c nd t .
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