Simulating eye surgery

A method of enabling simulation of therapeutic procedures performed upon the eye, comprising:

• providing a posterior segment including:
• structures corresponding to those of the eye, including a hollow globe and an image of the fundus positioned upon an interior, posterior portion of the globe;
• and
• a first mating portion peripherally formed about an open end of the globe;
• providing an anterior segment including:
• structures corresponding to those of the eye, including a translucent lens;
• and
• a second mating portion peripherally formed about a posterior portion of the anterior segment, the second mating portion mateable with the first mating portion to releasably connect the posterior and anterior segments;
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• providing a coating which is applyable to the fundus to form a film that will adhere to the fundus when dried, and after drying is peelable from the fundus in one or more pieces.

A method of simulating a surgical procedure upon the eye, comprising:

• separating an anterior segment of a simulated eye from a posterior segment of a simulated eye, the posterior segment including:
• structures corresponding to those of the eye, including a hollow globe and an image of the fundus positioned upon an interior, posterior portion of the globe;
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• a first mating portion peripherally formed about an open end of the globe and having the form of one of an annular groove and annular flange;
• the anterior segment including:
• structures corresponding to those of the eye, including a translucent lens;
• a second mating portion peripherally formed about a posterior portion of the anterior segment, the second mating portion mateable with the first mating portion to releasably connect the posterior and anterior segments;
• inserting a vitreous substitute material into the posterior segment, the substitute material resembling the viscosity and appearance of vitreous humor of a natural eye;
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• simulating a surgical procedure including removal of vitreous substitute from the eye with the posterior and anterior segments assembled together.