Ocular: Eyelids Flashcards
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Eyebrows
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Hair bearing skin running roughly parallel to the superior orbital rim
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Functions of eyebrows :
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-protection
-shield eye from dust, sweat, and light
-underlying fat layer (eyebrow protrudes)
-sensitive enough to elicit a blink
-facial expressions
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Orbicularis muscle eyebrow movement:
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Primary lateral depressor
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Procerus muscle eyebrow function:
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Medial depressor
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Original and insertion of procerus muscle:
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Origin: nasal bone
Insertion: frontals on each side of midline
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Corrugator muscle eyebrow function:
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Medial depressor
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Origin and insertion of corrugator muscle:
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Origin: frontal bone
Insertion: skin above medial eyebrows
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Depressor supercilii muscle function:
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Medial depressor (distinct from orbicularis and corrugator muscle)
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Frontalis muscle eyebrow function:
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Primary elevator
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Origin and insertion of frontalis muscle:
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Origin: high on scalp
Insertion: near superior orbital rim
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CN VII temporal nerve innervates:
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-upper lid orbicularis
-frontalis muscle
-corrugator muscle
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CN VII zygomatic nerve innervates:
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-lower lid orbicularis
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CN VII angular nerve innervates:
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-procerus
-corrugator
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Angular nerve is formed by:
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Buccal and zygomatic nerve
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Epicranius muscle:
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-aka frontal belly
-paired muscles running vertically
-frontalis contraction elevates eyebrows
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Eyebrows elevated causes:
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-horizontal forehead wrinkles
-look of surprise
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Clinical correlation of epicranius muscle:
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In upper lid ptosis, the frontalis muscle will be used to compensate
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Corrugator supercilii muscle causes:
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-vertical furrows in between brows
-sorrow, concentration, frown
-reduces sun glare
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Procerus muscle causes:
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-horizontal furrow across nose bridge
-menace, aggression
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All muscles in the eyebrow region are sites of…
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Botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm
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Shape of eyelid
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Elliptical
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Eyelids have complex anatomy composed of:
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Skin, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels
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Eyelids can be divided into 7 layers:
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- Skin and subcutaneous connective tissue
- Muscles of protraction
- Orbital septum
- Orbital fat
- Muscles of retraction
- Tarsus
- Conjunctiva
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In primary gaze, upper eyelid covers about ___ of the cornea
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1/6th
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Upper eyelid is more mobile and can be raised ____mm by _________ muscle and an additional 2mm of lift by the _______muscle
15mm, levator palpebrae superioris , 2mm, mullers muscle
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Skin and subcutaneous connective tissue is the…
Thinnest skin in the human body, limits the options for skin graft donor sites
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Skin and subcutaneous connective tissue contains no__________________, instead made of __________________
Subcutaneous fat layers, loose aerolar connective tissue
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Absence of fat in the eyelid causes..
Dissension by edema/blood
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Epidermis of skin an subcutaneous connective tissue of eyelid:
-keratinizsed stratified squamous epithelium
-location of melanocytes and langerhan’s cells
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Dermis of skin and subcutaneous connective tissue of eyelid:
-two layers: papillary and reticular
-high [ ] of elastic fibers
-highly vascularized
-contains glands/hair follicles
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Hypodermic/subcutaneous aerolar layer of skin and subcutaneous layer of eyelid:
-not fat in portion anterior to tarsus
-tight and thin tissue
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Palpebral sulci divide lid into:
Tarsal portion and orbital portion
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Tarsal portion rests on the _________
Globe`
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Characteristics of tarsal portion of lid surface:
-thin skin layer, tightly adhered
-connective tissue layer that lacks adipose
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Orbital portion of lid surface:
-loose skin layer
-connective tissue later contains fat
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Inferior palpebral fold/sulcus starts about ____ inferior to medial lower lid margin and ends ____ inferior to the lateral lid margin
3mm,5mm
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Palpebral fissure
Area between eyelids
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Vertical palpebral fissure measurement
About 6-10mm
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Upper lid should cover the superior limbus by about ______
2mm
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Lower lid typically within ____ above or below lower limbus
1mm
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MRD 1
Distance from upper eyelid margin to corneal refraction of transilluminator
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Average MRD 1
4 to 4.5mm
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MRD stands for..
Marginal reflex distance
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Marginal reflex distance is used clinically and is smaller in _________ and larger in ______________
Ptosis, eyelid retraction
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MRD 2
Distance from corneal reflex to lower eyelid margin
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Average MRD 2
5-5.5mm
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Regardless s of measurement used, negative number denotes…
Crossing over the purkinji image
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Epicanthal folds
Vertical or oblique folds of skin towards the medial canthus that arises from the upper eyelid
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Epicanthal folds are typically:
-bilateral
-seen commonly in Asians and aboriginals
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Epicanthal folds become less noticeable with age as…
Nasal bridge develops
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Pseudoesotropia in children is due to…
Epicanthal folds
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Muscles of protraction:
Orbicularis oculi that is divided into two parts: orbital and palpebral portion
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Palpebral portion of orbicularis oculi is responsible for…
Spontaneous/reflex blinking and can be further divided into two parts
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Orbicularis oculi orbital portion is responsible for..
Forces, voluntary blinking
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Preseptal part of palpebral orbicularis oculi divides medially into:
A deep head and a superficial head
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Deep head of Preseptal part attaches to:
Fascia around lacrimal sac and posterior lacrimal crest
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Superficial head of Preseptal part of palpebral attaches to…
Anterior limb of medial canthus ligament
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Preseptal part of palpebral orbicularis laterally attaches to…
Whitnall’s orbital tubercle forming lateral palpebral raphe
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Preseptal part of palpebral orbicularis have fibers that are arranged in ____________attaching at ____________ region where the fibers contract at each blink
Half eclipses, medial/lateral canthal region
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Pretarsal portion of orbicularis divides medially into a…
Deep and superficial head
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Deep head of pretarsal portion of orbicularis attaches.. .
Behind the posterior lacrimal crest and the medial canthal tendon
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Superficial head attaches to the…
Anterior lacrimal crest
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Deep posterior head of pretarsal portion of orbicularis is the…
Horners muscle
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Horners muscle contraction draws…
Eyelids medial and posterior
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Lateral pull on lacrimal diaphragm creates negative pressure drawing…
Tears from the cancliculi into the sac
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Muscle of riolan is also called
Pars ciliaris
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Muscle of riolan is located along the _________ and part of the _______________ muscle
Lid margin, palpebral orbicularis
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Muscle of riolan function
Supplies tension to keep lid wiper region/eyelids tight against the globe
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Orbital portion of orbicularis originates from the…
Periosteum of the frontal and maxillary bone
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Orbital septum
Thin,fibrous, mutilayed sheath that arises from anterior Periorbita and extends to the tarsal plates
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Orbital septum separates the…
Eyelids from the orbit
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Superior portion of orbital septum blends with the…
Tendon of the levator palpebrae superiors
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Inferior portion of orbital septum blends with the…
Tarsal plate
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Most structures passing from extraconal compartment to the face muscat piece the..
Orbital septum
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Orbital/eyelid fat:
-serves as a protective cushion and facilitates movement
-2 preaponeurotic fat pads superiorly
-3 preaponeurotic fat pads inferiorly
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Muscle of retraction:
-levator palpebrae superioris
-muller muscle (superior tarsal muscle)
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Another name for mullers muscle
Superior tarsal muscle
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Levaotr palpebrae superioris primary function:
Elevation and retraction (15mm)
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Levator palpebrae superioris arises from the ____________ bone
Sphenoid
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Levator palpebrae superioris is innervated by
Superior division of CN 3
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Levator direction changes direction at..
The superior transverse ligament
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Muller muscle originates from the…
Undersurface of the levator
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Muller muscle is _______muscle innervated by ___________________
Smooth, sympathetic nervous system
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Muller muscle is _______muscle innervated by ___________________
Smooth, sympathetic nervous system
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Muller muscle attaches to the…
Upper border of the superior tarsus and conjunctiva in the superior fornix
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Another name for Whitnall’s ligament
Superior transverse ligament
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Superior transverse (Whitnall’s) ligament is a..
Fulcrum/sleeve that changes the anterioposterior direction of levator muscle to superioinferior
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Whitnall’s ligament allows levator contraction to be in an ___________ vector, about ____ elevation
Upward, 15mm
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Medial/lateral palpebral ligaments can also be called _________ligaments and are made of ______________________
Canthal, dense connective tissue
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Function of medial/lateral palpebral ligaments
Connect tarsal plates to orbital margin
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Functions specific to medial palpebral ligaments:
-acts as tendon for the orbicularis muscle
-anterior and posterior limbs that together with he pretarsal portion of orbicularis muscle change pressure dynamic of lacrimal sac for tear drainage
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Posterior limb of medial palpebral ligament is adjacent to …
Deep pretarsal head (Horners muscle)
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Anterior limb of medial palpebral ligament merges with…
Superficial pretarsal
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Palpebral ligaments are attachments points for..
Tarsus and orbicularis
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Check ligaments limit the…
The action of MR and LR
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Muscles of retraction:
-capsulopalpebral fascia
-inferior tarsal muscle
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Capsulopalpebral fascia is analogous to the _____________ and originates from attachments to ________________
Levator aponeurosis , inferior oblique muscle
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Capsulopalpebral fascia encircles the inferior oblique muscle and fuses with…
It’s sheath
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Capsulopalpebral fascia forms the________________anterior to inferior oblique
Lockwood suspensory ligament
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Capsulopalpebral fascia extends anteriorly and connects to the:
-inferior fornix
-inferior tarsal border
-skin
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Inferior tarsal muscle is analogous to…
Muller muscle
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Inferior tarsal muscle runs behind the __________________ and extends into the inferior ______________________
Capsulopalpebral fascia, conjunctival fornix
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Tarsal plates consist of what type of tissue?
Dense, fibrous connective tissue
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Tarsal plates serve as the main __________________of the eyelids and are attached to the orbital rim by ______________________
Structural component, Medial/lateral canthal regions
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Tarsal plates serve as the main __________________of the eyelids and are attached to the orbital rim by ______________________
Structural component, Medial/lateral canthal regions
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Tarsal plates contain:
-eyelash follicles
-meibomain glands
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Tarsal muscles are also called..
The muscle of muller
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Tarsal muscle (or muscle of muller) is a ________ muscle and is under ______________ innervation with a function to________________________
Smooth, sympathetic, widen palpebral fissure (out of fear or surprise)
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Superior tarsal muscle origin and insertion:
Origin: inferior aspect of levator
Insertion: superior tarsal plate edge
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Inferior tarsal muscle origin and insertion:
Origin: capsulopalpebral fascia and fascial extensions of inferior EOMs that form Lockwood ligaments
Insertion: inferior tarsal plate edge
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Suspensory ligament of lockwood:
A blending and extension of the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscle fascial sheaths forming a hammock to support the globe inferiorly
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What are the hammock supports for the suspensory ligament of Lockwood?
Medial and lateral check ligaments
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Eyelid glands:
-Holocrine (sebaceous)
-apocrine
-merocrine (lacrimal)
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Holocrine gland means that the..
Whole cell detached upon secretion
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Holocrine glands in the eyelid:
-meibomian
-zeiss
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Apocrine gland:
Th stop if the cell is lost upon secretion
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Apocrine gland in eyelid:
-moll
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Merocrine gland:
No part of the cell is lost with secretion
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Merocrine glands in the eyelid:
-wolfring
-krause
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Location of krause gland
Fornix (more UL than LL)
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Location of Wolfring glands
Adjacent to edge (non-lid margin) of tarsus
*less in number than krause
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Function of the two accessory lacrimal glands (krause and wolfring):
-autonomic regulation
-help secrete aqueous tear portion including antimicrobial peptides, lactoferrin, and immunoglobin
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Meibomian glands are..
Large sebaceous Holocrine glands arranged vertically in tarsus that secrete sebum that forms lipid layer of tear film
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Glands of moll:
Apocrine secretions of antimicrobial proteins onto the lid
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Glands of zeiss
Lubricates eyelash shaft so cilia are not brittle (about 2 zeiss glands secrete into one cilia follicle)
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External hordeolum
Acute infection of zeiss or moll gland
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Internal hordeolum
Acute infection of meibomian glands
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Chalazoin
Non-infectious swelling of an obstructed meibomian gland
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Plica semilunaris
Folded bulbar conjunctive that slack during lateral eye movements
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Caruncle is a mixture of:
Skin and conjunctiva
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Punctum:
-opening for tears to go into nasolacrimal system
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There is no cilia _______ to the punctum
Medial
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Two main sources of blood tot he eyelids are from;:
Common carotid artery
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There is collateral circulation and anastomoses in eyelid blood supply by:
Marginal and peripheral arteries
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Superior eyelid blood support:
ICA-> ophthalmic artery -> supraorbital artery -> superior marginal arcade
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Marginal arcade lies 2mm superior to _____ and _________ to tarsal plate
Lid, anterior
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Superior peripheral arcade lies _______ to tarsus, between the _________________ and________________
Superior, levator aponeurosis and muller muscle
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Inferior eyelid blood supply pathway:
ECA-> facial artery -> angular artery -> inferior marginal arcade
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Inferior eyelid often only has 1…
Arterial arcade inferior to tarsal border
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Venous drainage of the eyelid is not well defined but there are two plexuses and two veins involved:
-pretarsal and postarsal plexus
-external and internal jugular vein
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What are you at risk for when directly injecting facial artery?
Skin necrosis, very rare, results from filler injection and can cause focal brain infarctions
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Injections into vulnerable areas of the face can lead to neurological symptoms:
-hemiplegia
-dysarthria
-ophthalmoplegia
-ptosis
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Two systems of lymphatic drainage of the eyeball:
Superficial and deep system
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Superficial lymph system of the eyelid drains the:
Skin and orbicularis oculi
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Deep lymph system of the eyelid drains:
Tarsi and conjunctiva
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Preauricular lymph node and deep parotid lymph node drain the:
-Upper lid
-lateral 1/3 of lower lid
-lateral canthus
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Submandibular lymph node drains:
-medial part of upper eyelid
-medial 2/3 of lower lid
-medial canthus
