| Vorticose veins | |
|---|---|
 The veins of the choroid. (Venae vorticosae labeled - though difficult to see - at center.) | |
 Diagram of the blood vessels of the eye, as seen in a horizontal section. ("V", at center right, is the label for the vena vorticosa) | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | Superior ophthalmic vein, and inferior ophthalmic vein |
| Artery | Short posterior ciliary arteries[ citation needed] |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae vorticosae |
| TA98 | A12.3.06.106 |
| TA2 | 4892 |
| FMA | 70880 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The vorticose veins, referred to clinically as the vortex veins, [1] are veins that drain the choroid of the eye. There are usually 4-5 vorticose veins in each eye, with at least one vorticose vein per each quadrant of the eye. Vorticose veins drain into the superior ophthalmic vein, and inferior ophthalmic vein. [2]
Vorticose veins are an important ophthalmoscopic landmark. [3]
Structure
Course and relations
Vorticose veins exit the eyeball 6 mm posterior to its equator. [2]
Fate
Upper vortex veins empty into the superior ophthalmic vein, and lower vortex veins empty into the inferior ophthalmic vein. [2] [4]
Variation
The number of vorticose veins is known to vary from 4 to 8, with about 65% of the normal population having 4 or 5 [1] with at least one vein in each quadrant. [2]
Clinical significance
Vorticose veins are an important ophthalmoscopic landmark. [3] They can be visualised in a dilated pupil using an indirect ophthalmoscope. [2]
Additional images
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The blood-vessels of the eyeball (diagrammatic).
References
- ^ a b Kutoglu, Tunc; Yalcin, Bulent; Kocabiyik, Necdet; Ozan, Hasan (2005). "Vortex veins: Anatomic investigations on human eyes". Clinical Anatomy. 18 (4): 269–273. doi: 10.1002/ca.20092. PMID 15832350. S2CID 42756249.
- ^ a b c d e Remington, Lee Ann (2012). "Orbital Blood Supply". Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System. Elsevier. pp. 202–217. doi: 10.1016/b978-1-4377-1926-0.10011-6. ISBN 978-1-4377-1926-0.
- ^ a b Potter, J. W.; Vandervort, R. S.; Thallemer, J. M. (November 1984). "The clinical significance of the vortex veins". Journal of the American Optometric Association. 55 (11): 822–824. ISSN 0003-0244. PMID 6512144.
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^ Standring, Susan (2020).
Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 780.
ISBN
978-0-7020-7707-4.
OCLC
1201341621.
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