ophthalmic artery

They are derived from the muscular branches of the ophthalmic artery.

It is one of the two terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery.

The extraocular muscles are supplied mainly by branches of the ophthalmic artery.

Here, it should be noted that the ophthalmic artery can also pass superiorly to the optic nerve in a minority of cases.

Severe occlusion of the ophthalmic artery causes ocular ischemic syndrome.

Very rarely the ophthalmic artery may arise as a branch of the middle meningeal artery.

The posterior optic nerve receives blood primarily from the pial branches of the ophthalmic artery.

It springs from the ophthalmic artery as that vessel is crossing over to the medial side of the optic nerve.

Severe ophthalmic artery occlusion, due to thromboembolism.

The process that is causing the displacement of the eye may also compress the optic nerve or ophthalmic artery, leading to blindness.

This is accomplished via transarterial catheter based slow pulsed infusion into the ophthalmic artery.

Branches of the ophthalmic artery supply:

This is especially true when the middle meningeal artery arises from the ophthalmic artery (the foramen would be near to empty in that case).

The lacrimal artery, derived from the ophthalmic artery supplies the lacrimal gland.

Fluorescein enters the ocular circulation from the internal carotid artery via the ophthalmic artery.

The ophthalmic artery branches off into the central retinal artery which travels with the optic nerve until it enters the eye.

In 76% of cases involving the eye, the ophthalmic artery is involved causing arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.

Anterior ethmoidal artery (from the ophthalmic artery)

Atherosclerotic ophthalmic artery: Will present similarly to an atherosclerotic internal carotid artery.

The clinoid segment normally has no named branches, though the ophthalmic artery may arise from the clinoid segment.

The anterior ciliary arteries branches of the ophthalmic artery and run to the front of the eyeball in company with the extraocular muscles.

This is done either directly or indirectly, as in the lateral rectus muscle, via the lacrimal artery, a main branch of the ophthalmic artery.

There are two circulations of the eye: the retinal and uveal, supplied in humans by Ciliary arteries, originating from the ophthalmic artery.

Additional branches of the ophthalmic artery include the ciliary arteries, which branch into the anterior ciliary arteries.

The groove ends on either side in the optic foramen, which transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery into the orbital cavity.