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Anatomical Considerations

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The eye itself is neatly housed in a protective anatomical structure called the boney orbit. It is “cave-like” and the globe (eye) sits inside this housing protected by the brow and lids.

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Koplin, R.S., Wu, E.I., Ritterband, D.C., Seedor, J.A. (2013). Anatomical Considerations. In: The Scrub's Bible. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5644-5_4

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