Lec 9 Flashcards
Describe the orbit
Eyeball only partially fills the orbit, remaining space occupied by nerves vessels and orbital fat. Orbital fat is metabolically spared and is last to go in starvation. Orbit is surrounded by air spaces, ethmoidal and maxillary.
Impacts on orbit
Sphere hits orbit directly = blow out fracture, orbit can be forced into maxillary sinus. Less forceful blow = Hephema = blood accumulates in anterior chamber of eye
General orientation of orbit
Pyramidal cavity with 7 bones, lateral wall is 45 degs from mid plane
What is the architecture of the roof
Frontal bone and lesser wing of sphenoid
Supra orbital notch for supraorbital artery and supraorbital nerve V1
Laterally is fossa for lacrimal gland
What is the architecture for medial wall
Ethmoid and lacrimal bone, thin and easily pierced, two foramina communicate the ant and post ethmoidal nerves = branches of nasociliary nerves
What is the architecture for anterior wall
Zygomatic and maxillary bones
What is the architecture for lateral wall
Frontal process of zygomatic and greater wing of sphenoid
What is the architecture for the floor
maxillary bone and palatine, infra orbital groove is V2 as infraorbital nerve
What is the architecture for apex
3 openings
1. Optic canal - Optic Nerve and opthalmic artery
2. Superior orbital fissue - orbit to mid cranium opening for entry of CN 3,4,6, V1
3. Inf orbital fissue - communicates with pterygopalatine fossa posteriorly and is opening for V2 at infraorbital notch.
Largelly covered by orbitalis muscle of Muller where contraction = SNS and eyes forward
Describe the eye
Observable eye is Sclera, cornea, pigment iris, pupillary aperature. Lacrimal lake in medial corner, adjacent papilla contains inferior puncta to conduct tears to nasolacrimal duct empties into inf meatus in nasal cavity
Describe the eyelid
Protect anterior aspect of the eye, palpebral fissure is bounded by up and low palpebral margins meeting medially and laterally at canthi. Upper is more mobil
Describe the subcutaneous tissue of the eyelids
very loose and can swell with fluid (puffy) or extravasated (black eye)
What are the structures of the eyelid
Contains tarsal plat of dense CT, glands, and conjunctial lining
What are the glands of the eye
- Meibanian gland - secrete oily component of tears, opening can be clogged leading to chalazion (tarsal cyst)
- small sebaceous glands of zeiss at base of hair follicles. Bacterial infections to external sty to hordeolum
Describe the Conjunctiva
Palpebral conjunctiva - CT lines inner surface of eye and is reflected onto eyeball as bulbar conjunctiva.
Fornices form where sup and inf conjunctiva meet
Palpebral conj pale = anemia
Conjunctiva is supplied by many arteries, if irritated = bloodshot = hyperemia, infected = conjunctivitis = pink eye, yellow = jaundice
Describe the Tarsal Plates
lac glands occupy lateral border, sup and inf tarsal plates merge to form med and lateral palpebral ligaments inserting into margins. Plates attached around orbital margins by orbital septum a facial sheet enclosing anterior portion of orbit.
What are the muscles of up eyelid
Levator palpebra m arises at apex of orbit and inserts on up eye tarsal. contraction moves eyelid up. Nerve is CN3 and paralysis leads to ptosis which is dropping eye
What is the bulbar fascia
Thin membranous facial sheath around eyeball from sclerocorneal junction anteriorly and optic nerve posteriorly. Capsule forms socket = ball suspension. Triangular expansions from the sheaths of medial and leteral rectus muscles called med and lat check ligaments attached to lacrimal and zygomatic bones serve to limit add and abduction.
Blending of check ligaments and fascia of inf rectus = hammock sling = suspensory ligament of eyeball