Cardiovascular system
Ophthalmic artery
Arteria ophthalmica
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Internal carotid artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The ophthalmic artery (OA) is an artery of the head.
It is the first branch of the internal carotid artery distal to the cavernous sinus.
Branches of the ophthalmic artery supply all the structures in the orbit around the eye, as well as some structures in the nose, face, and meninges.
Occlusion of the ophthalmic artery or its branches can produce sight-threatening conditions.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Arteria ophthalmica
- English
- Ophthalmic artery
- French
- Artère ophtalmique
- Spanish
- Arteria oftálmica
- Portuguese
- Artéria oftálmica