Anatomy/Embryo of Orbit and Eye Flashcards
orbit intro
each orbit is shaped like a qaud. pyramid with base facing antero-laterally
- medial orbital walls are parallel to each other, lateral walls are perp. to each other
which bones contribute to bony orbit?
- frontal
- maxilla
- sphenoid
- lacrimal
- ethmoid
- palatine
- zygomatic
base:
orbital margin: frontal, zygomatic, maxilla bones
- provides protection
roof
frontal bone and some sphenoid bone
- has fossa for lacrimal gland
floor
maxilla
zygomatic
palatine
medial wall
ethomoid
lacrimal bone
maxilla
- lacrimal fossa; houses the medial portion of the lacrimal system
lateral wall
zygomatic
sphenoid
know the foramina that pass through here
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blowout fractures
- fracture of orbital walls (usually inferior or medial)
- damage to floor: involves maxillary sinus; intraocular fat/bleeding can spread to maxillary sinus
- inferior rectus mm. often gets trapped; causing diplopia
- enopthalamos: movment of fat into surrounding spaces of msucle entrapment (sinking in of the eye)
- damage to medial wall: usually involves sphnoidal and ethmoidal air sinuses
- damage to roof can involve anterior cranial fossa
- globe can be damaged causing detached retina and bleeding
orbital tumors
malignant tumors originating in the sphenoidal and ethmoidal sinuses, middle cranial , and infratemporal fossa can erode through the thin walls of the orbit or pass directly through foramina.
- tumors compress the orbital contents
- can cause exopthalamos
what fascia lines the orbit?
periorbital fascia
- continuous with periosteal dura at optic canal and superior orbital fissure
- continuous with muscular fascias of eye muscles
what fascia surrounds the eyeball?
fascial sheath of eyeball - “Tenon’s Capsule” - thin membrane that is external to the sclera. Its continuous with muscular fascia of extraoc. eye mm. and separates eyeball from orbital fat.
orbital fat
provides cushion, lubrication and protection to the eye.
- during starvation the eyes become sunken in “enopthalmos” due to loss of this fat layer
palpebra
= “eyelids”
Five layer of the eyelid?
- skin
- loose CT
- muscle (orbicularis oculi and levator palpebrae superioris)
- Tarsal plate
- Palpebra conjunctiva
tarsal plate
dense ct for structural support of eyelid.
- orbital septum is fibrous membrane which connects tarsi to margins of orbit, contains orbital fat and helps limit spread of infections between face and orbit.
- medial palpebral ligament (connects tarsi to medial wall of orbit)
- lateral palpebral ligament
which glands are assocoiated with the eyelids?
- tarsal (Meibomian) glands (sebaceous glands)
- glands of zeis (smaller sebaveous glands)
- glands of moll (sweat glands)
- clinical correlation *
Meibomian cyst = chalazian = inflammation and obstruction of glands
hordeoum (cyst of eyelash glands)
orbicularis occuli
- sphincter mm. of eyelid
- CN VII
- ** CN VII impairement results in an eyelid that cannot close completely. inferior eyelid tends to fall away from eyeball and results in dryness and irritation of the cornea and sclera. (seen with Bell’s Palsy)
Levator Palpebrae superioris (LPS)
O: lesser wing of sphenoid
I: skin of superior eyelid
A: elevates superior eyelid
N: CN III
Note: superior portion of LPS attaches to superior tarsal plate and is sympathetically innfervated
Loss of CN III or sympathetic lesion?
Causes ptosis (inability to open upper eyelid) due to loss of LPS
Horner’s syndrome
loss of sympathetic innervation to head
- patient presents with ptosis due to loss of superior tarsal portion of LPS
conjunctiva of the eye?
- palpebral conjunctiva = epithelium of internal eye
- bulbar conjunctiva = outer epithelium of sclera
- conjunctival sac: area b/w palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva; opens at palpebral fissure
- conjunctival fornices: superior and inferior points are formed where bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva are continuous
what is the flow of tears?
lacrimal gland –> conjunctival sac –> surface of eye –> lacrimal papillae with puncta –> cannaliculae –> lacrimal sac –> nasolacrimal duct
lacrimal gland
a. Compound tubuloalveolar gland
b. Located in lacrimal fossa in superolateral orbit.
c. Secretes lacrimal fluid – watery, serous secretion – into conjunctival sac.
d. Lacrimal fluid keeps sclera and cornea moist and contains an antibacterial agent for protection.
lacrimal cannaliculi
located in medial angle of eye
- begins at lacrimal punctum opening into the lacrimal papilla
lacrimal sac
receives fluid from lacrimal cannaliculi
what is external fibrous tunic of eye composed of?
- Sclera: tough fibrous layer covering posterior globe
2. Cornea: avascular transparent layer that provides most of eyes refractile capabilities. has many pain receptors
corneal neovascularization
abnormal process where blood vessels grow into corneal stroma secondary to hypoxic damage
choroid
vascular, loose CT located deep to sclera. provides vascular supply to fibrous layers and outermost retina. contains melanocytes which produce melanin to absorb photons of light
Iris: what are its two mm?
Central aperture that forms the pupil; controls amount of light entering pupil
- sphincter pupillae: reduces diameter of pupil (miosis) to decrease light enter eye. PS via CN III
- dilator pupillae - increases diameter (mydriasis) to increase light entering eye. Symp innervation.
Ciliary body
- ciliary processes: finger-like extensions which secrete aqueous humor into posterior chamber. suspensory ligaments (zonule fibers) connect ciliary processes to lens.
- ciliary muscle
Ciliary muscle
PS innervation via CN III (lens round to focus near)
Accomodation!!! controls lens thickness via suspensory ligaments.
- -when looking at distant objects, the ciliary m. is relaxed and there is tension on the suspensory ligaments of lens. the ciliary processes pull on the lens and cause it to be stretched and thinned.
- -when focusing on near objects, the ciliary m. contracts. the ciliary m. pulls the ciliary body medially and anteriorly and reduces tension on suspensory ligaments. lesss tension on suspensory ligaments means that the lens becomes rounded and thicker.
- if there is no stimulation: lens is thin, flat, and focus on distance
what are two main fn. of ciliary body?
produce aqeous humor
accomodation
inner neural tunic
- visual receptor portion of retina: contains rods and cones, ganglion cells which form the optic n.
ora serrata
anterior termination of the retina
optic disc
blind spot - located in posterior pole of globe. site where CN II and central retinal artery and vein enter globe. no photoreceptive cells.
macula lutea
yellow-pigmented zone lateral to optic disc
fovea centralis
oval depression located in teh central of the macula. site of greatest visual acuity due to density of cones
what is blood supply of retina
- central retinal aa. supplies neural portion (not rods/cones)
- choroid vessels supply pigmented epithelium and rod/cone layer
retinal detachment
occurs when the pigmented epithelium separates from the underlying rods and cones layer. Detachment can cause blindness if not corrected immediately due to loss of metabolic support and blood supply to rods and cones.