Orbit, Eye, & Vision Part 1 - Herring Flashcards
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a thickened funnel-shaped fascial layer
periorbita
Lateral walls are at a _____° angle which places the axis of orbit at about ___° (to each other)
90 ; 45
Optical axis of eyeball is ______ when looking straight ahead (primary position; eye at rest)
parallel
_____ and _____ walls of the orbit are thinnest
Medial ; inferior
a condition where the eyeball or eyeballs bulge out of the eye socket
Exophthalmos (proptosis)
space between upper & lower eyelids
Palpebral fissure
Medial & lateral palpebral
commissures (also known as
canthi) at the ______ of the
eye
corners
What glands help to keep the eyelids from sticking to each other and prevent evaporation of tears
Ciliary glands (which are sebaceous glands)
Between eyeball & inner aspect of eyelids (closed sac when the eyelids are brought together)
Conjunctival Sac
What muscle acts as the sphincter of the eyelids (brings eyelids together)
Orbicularis oculi
What glands:
Prevent tears from evaporating
Increases surface tension of tears
Tarsal glands
Separates superficial fascia of the face from the orbital contents, essentially what acts as a boundary so something like a contact couldn’t go back behind/under the eye
Orbital septum
Superior eyelid: Two muscles elevate (open) the upper lid
Levator palpebrae superioris
Superior tarsal (Mueller’s) muscle
Levator palpebrae superiori is what kind of muscle
skeletal
Levator palpebrae superiori is __________ innervated because it is skeletal muscle
Somatically
Superior tarsal (Mueller’s) muscle is ______________ innervated
Sympathetically
What muscle is responsible for “tone” of the eyelid
Superior tarsal (Mueller’s) muscle
Lesion to the nerve pathway to either Levator palpebrae superioris or Superior tarsal (Mueller’s) muscle results in
partial ptosis (drooping) of the upper eyelid
Forms when a ciliary gland of the eyelid is blocked
Typically on the edge of the eyelid near the base of an eyelash
Painful
Stye
Forms when a tarsal gland is blocked
Usually deeper in the eyelid –
typically forms on the inner aspect of the upper eyelid
Generally aren’t painful
Chalazion
The lacrimal gland produces lacrimal fluid (tears)
which is crucial for corneal health, why is this so?
The cornea does not have it’s own blood supply so it relies on the lacrimal fluid
Cleanses
Collects irritants
Drains to medial angle of the
eye
Lacrimal fluid of the lacrimal gland
Excretory ducts open into the
superior conjunctival fornix
lacrimal gland fluid flows from ______ to ______ within the conjunctival sac by gravity and when we blink
lateral ; medial