Ophthalmic artery arising from the external carotid artery system: the middle meningeal artery in South African patients
Abstract Background The ophthalmic artery is the first branch of the internal carotid artery. It arises from the supraclinoid segment of the internal carotid artery within the subarachnoid space and enters the orbit via the optic canal. However, due to complex embryogenesis, the ophthalmic artery ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-023-02996-0 |