[Technical preparation of ocular globe for histopathological study (author's transl)]

The ocular histopathology needs specific techniques: however new paraffin embedding medium gives satisfactory results. The orientation and opening of the globe followed by automatic or manual processing are described. The particularities concerning the cutting, the mounting and the staining are reported. The resulting sections are practically as free from processing artifacts as celloidin sections with the advantages attendant on thinness. Moreover the use of paraffin medium allows a great number of special staining procedures. Finally some special techniques as electron microscopy or flat mount studies for the retina are indicated.