The ophthalmic artery (OA) is the first branch of the internal carotid artery distal to the cavernous sinus. Branches of the OA supply all the structures in the orbit as well as some structures in the nose, face and meninges. Occlusion of the OA or its branches can produce sight-threatening conditions. ==Course and branches== ===Course from intern...
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<anatomy, artery> Artery originating from the internal carotid artery and distributing to the eye, orbit and adjacent facial structures. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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origin, internal carotid artery; branches, lacrimal and supraorbital arteries, central artery of retina, ciliary, muscular, posterior and anterior ethmoidal, palpebral, supratrochlear, and dorsal nasal arteries, and recurrent meningeal branch; distribution, eye, orbit, adjacent facial structures.
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Originates from the internal carotid and branches into the lacrimal, supraorbital, central artery of the retina, ciliary, posterior and anterior ethmoid, palpebral, supratrochlear, and dorsal nasal arteries.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, cerebral part of internal carotid; branches, ciliary, central artery of retina, anterior meningeal, lacrimal, conjunctival, episcleral, supraorbital, ethmoidal, palpebral, dorsal nasal, and supratrochlear; anastomoses, facial, middle meningeal, contralateral ophthalmic. Synonyms: arteria ophthalmica ...
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Ophthalmic artery: The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the internal carotid artery that courses up deep within the front of the neck.
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n] - a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
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arteria ophthalmica noun a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
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