inferior ophthalmic vein

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Noun1.inferior ophthalmic vein - a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket
ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica - either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
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It is hypothesized that the inferior ophthalmic vein enters through the presence of this foramen [7].
Metoptic Canal and Warwick's Foramen: Incidence and Morphometric Analysis by Several Reference Points in the Human Orbit
(6) The inferior ophthalmic vein passes through the inferior orbital fissure under the optic nerve and communicates with the pterygoid plexus; there it either joins the superior ophthalmic vein or empties into the cavernous sinus.
Intracranial complications of sinusitis: a 15-year review of 39 cases. (Original Article)
MRI revealed enlargement of the L superior and inferior ophthalmic veins without contrast enhancement concerning for thrombosis (Figure 2).
Superior and Inferior Ophthalmic Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of Lung Cancer
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