"the fascial sheath of the eye: envelops the eyeball like a socket, extending from the corneoscleral junction to the optic nerve. It is pierced by the tendons of the four recti and two obliques and is reflected over them as a tubular muscle sheath."
"ligaments:"
"lateral check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the lateral rectus. It is attached to the marginal tubercle (of Whitnall) on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone."
"medial check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the medial rectus. It is attached to the posterior lacrimal crest at the same horizontal level as the marginal tubercle."
"suspensory ligament (of Lockwood): the thickened part of the fascial sheath of the eye posteriorly that extends between the medial and lateral check ligaments, which forms a sling, like a hammock, for the support of the eye. It suspends the eye above the floor of the orbit. It is therefore preserved during surgical removal of the bony floor of the orbit when resecting a tumour."
"orbital fat: lies inside and outside the cone of muscles and forms a cushion which prevents posterior displacement of the eyeball. If its volume increases, it results in exophthalmos. If its volume decreases, it results in enophthalmos."
"oblique muscles: "
"the fascial sheath of the eye: envelops the eyeball like a socket, extending from the corneoscleral junction to the optic nerve. It is pierced by the tendons of the four recti and two obliques and is reflected over them as a tubular muscle sheath."
"lateral check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the lateral rectus. It is attached to the marginal tubercle (of Whitnall) on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone."
"medial check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the medial rectus. It is attached to the posterior lacrimal crest at the same horizontal level as the marginal tubercle."
"suspensory ligament (of Lockwood): the thickened part of the fascial sheath of the eye posteriorly that extends between the medial and lateral check ligaments, which forms a sling, like a hammock, for the support of the eye. It suspends the eye above the floor of the orbit. It is therefore preserved during surgical removal of the bony floor of the orbit when resecting a tumour."
"orbital fat: lies inside and outside the cone of muscles and forms a cushion which prevents posterior displacement of the eyeball. If its volume increases, it results in exophthalmos. If its volume decreases, it results in enophthalmos."
"the fascial sheath of the eye: envelops the eyeball like a socket, extending from the corneoscleral junction to the optic nerve. It is pierced by the tendons of the four recti and two obliques and is reflected over them as a tubular muscle sheath."
"ligaments:"
"lateral check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the lateral rectus. It is attached to the marginal tubercle (of Whitnall) on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone."
"medial check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the medial rectus. It is attached to the posterior lacrimal crest at the same horizontal level as the marginal tubercle."
"medial check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the medial rectus. It is attached to the posterior lacrimal crest at the same horizontal level as the marginal tubercle."
"medial check ligament: the thickened tubular muscle sheath over the outer layer of the medial rectus. It is attached to the posterior lacrimal crest at the same horizontal level as the marginal tubercle."
"suspensory ligament (of Lockwood): the thickened part of the fascial sheath of the eye posteriorly that extends between the medial and lateral check ligaments, which forms a sling, like a hammock, for the support of the eye. It suspends the eye above the floor of the orbit. It is therefore preserved during surgical removal of the bony floor of the orbit when resecting a tumour."
"orbital fat: lies inside and outside the cone of muscles and forms a cushion which prevents posterior displacement of the eyeball. If its volume increases, it results in exophthalmos. If its volume decreases, it results in enophthalmos."
"oblique muscles: "
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"Gross anatomy"