Ophthalmology Eye Anatomy Flashcards
What is the Superior Orbital Wall made up of?
Orbital Plate of the Frontal Bone
Orbital Plate of the Sphenoid Bone
What is the Medial Orbital Wall made up of?
Orbital Plate of the Ethmoid Bone
Orbital Plate of the Lacrimal Bone
Orbital Plate of Part of the Maxillary Bone
What is the Inferior Orbital Wall made up of?
Orbital Plate of the Maxillary Bone
What is the Lateral Orbital Wall made up of?
Orbital Plate of the Zygomatic Bone
Orbital Plate of the Sphenoid Bone
What are the edges of the Orbit called?
These make up the Orbital Pyramid.
Superior Orbital Rim/Margin
Medial Orbital Rim/Margin
Inferior Orbital Rim/Margin
Lateral Orbital Rim/Margin
Which orbital rim contains the Supracondylar Notch?
Superior Orbital Rim
What is the Apex/Tip of the Orbital Pyramid?
Optic Canal
What are the foraminae of the Orbit?
Optic Canal
Supraorbital Fissure
Infraorbital Foramen
What does the Optic Canal contain?
Optic Nerves
Ophthalmic Artery which supplies the Retina
What does the Supraorbital Fissure contain?
Ophthalmic Nerve (CN V1) Oculomotor Nerve (CN III) The Trochlear Nerve (CN IV) The Abducens Nerve (CN VI) Superior Branch of the Ophthalmic Vein
What does the Infraorbital Foramen contain?
Maxillary Nerve (CN V2) Inferior Branch of the Ophthalmic Vein
What makes the Medial Wall and Orbital Floor so thin?
Due to the presence of Ethmoid Sinuses in the Ethmoid Bone of the Medial Wall
and Maxillary Sinuses in the Maxilla of the Inferior Wall
What are Blowout Fractures of the Eye?
Direct blow to eye causes intraorbital pressure to increase dramatically.
This results in fracture of the Medial and Inferior Orbital Walls.
What is the most common nerve deficit found with Orbital Blowout Fractures?
Paraesthesia to Facial Skin
How may Diplopia occur with Orbital Blowout Fractures?
If Zygoma bone is involved in fracture, it will pull the eye inferiorly and medially due to ligamentous attachments, results in Diplopia.
Patients can blow their noses soon after a Blowout fracture?
FALSE, PATIENTS CANNOT BLOW THEIR NOSES FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER FRACTURE
Blowing the Nose will pump Air into the Orbit through the Fractured Orbital Walls, increasing the Intraorbital Pressure and Distends the Orbit, resulting in Extreme Pain and Crackly Skin
What are the Tarsal Plates?
What are their functions?
2 Thick, Elongated Plates of Tissues found in Each Eyelid
Maintain Shape
Secrete Lipids which keep the Eye Moist with Blinking spreading those Lipids across the Eye
Which muscles open the eyelids?
Levator Palpebrae Superioris
Fibres of Muller’s Muscle are buried amongst the Fibres of the Levator Palpebrae Superioris
Which muscle closes the eyelid?
Orbicularis Oculi
What are the 3 types of tears?
Basal Tears
Reflex Tears
Emotional Tears
Which nerves are involved in the Lacrimal Pathway?
Parasympathetic innervation via
CN VII (Afferent) CN V2 then CN V1 (Efferent)
What is the Sclera?
White, Outer Layer of the Eyeball (i.e. The White of the Eye). It is Fibrous.
What is the Cornea?
Outermost, Transparent Layer of the Eye which helps to Focus Vision. It covers the Iris and is CONTINUOUS with the Sclera.