TY - JOUR
AU - Wilcox, Marion A.
AB - MARION A. WILCOX Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D. C. Plastic embedding has become a useful tool to the anatomist, pathologist and general biologist in the preservation and mounting of specimens for teaching, display or storage. In many instances, however, special adaptations of the em­ bedding and preserving processes are necessary for specimens of certain types. This paper describes a method for fixing, clearing and mounting in plastic the lens of the eye. Though the method was devised particularly for embedding lenses of the eyes of calves containing cataracts experimentally produced by ultrasonic waves, it should be adaptable to all specimens of lens. A number of difficulties are experienced in attempting to preserve lenses. Loss of transparency and a tendency to turn opaque are observed in lenses fixed in 95 per cent ethyl alcohol, formalin-alcohol, and Kaiserling's, Verhoeff's, and Carnoy's fluids. Splitting or partial cleavage occurs when lenses are fixed in solutions containing alcohol. Fixation in 10 per cent formalin, however, pre­ vents opacification or cleavage of lenses subsequently placed in alcohol for clearing. Air bubbles form under the capsule when a lens is placed in monomelic plastic. Unfixed lenses dissolve or disintegrate in oil of wintergreen, glycerin 
TI - A Method for Embedding the Lens of the Eye in Plastic
JF - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
DO - 10.1093/ajcp/23.2_ts.203
DA - 1953-02-01
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SP - 203
EP - 204
VL - 23
IS - 2_ts
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