OrbitandContents
1
FasciaeofOrbitandEyeball
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Horizontal section
Medial palpebral ligament
Nasal cavity
Ethmoidal cells
Periorbita
Sclera
Medial rectus muscle
and fascial sheath
Fascial sheath of eyeball
(Tenon’s capsule)
Episcleral space
Sphenoidal sinus
Lacrimal gland
Periorbita
Sclera
Episcleral space
Infra-orbital nerve (V
2
)
Superior orbital fissure
Lacrimal nerve (V
1
)
Frontal nerve (V
1
)
Trochlear nerve (IV)
Lateral rectus muscle
Inferior orbital fissure
Abducent nerve (VI)
Nasociliary nerve (V
1
)
Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve (III)
Inferior rectus muscle
Optic nerve (II)
Ophthalmic artery
in optic canal
Medial rectus muscle
Superior rectus muscle
Superior oblique muscle
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
Superior branch of oculomotor nerve (III)
Superior ophthalmic vein
Periorbita
Ethmoidal cell
Sclera
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle and fascial sheath
Optic disc
Superior oblique muscle and fascial sheath
Medial rectus muscle and fascial sheath
Palpebral conjunctiva
Bulbar conjunctiva
Cornea
Lens
Lateral palpebral ligament
Periorbita
Sclera
Episcleral space
Common tendinous ring
(of Zinn)
Fascial sheath of eyeball
(Tenon’s capsule)
Lateral rectus muscle
and fascial sheath
Retrobulbar fat
(orbital fat body)
Lateral rectus muscle and
fascial sheath
Fascial sheath of eyeball
(Tenon’s capsule)
Inferior rectus muscle
and fascial sheath
Fascial sheath of eyeball
(Tenon’s capsule)
Superior rectus muscle
and fascial sheath
Optic nerve (II) and
meningeal sheath
Check ligament of
medial rectus muscle
Frontal section
Muscle attachments and nerves and vessels entering orbit
Tarsus of eyelid
Check ligament of
lateral rectus muscle
Inferior oblique muscle
and fascial sheath
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