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The '''suspensory ligament of eyeball''' (or '''Lockwood's ligament''') forms a hammock stretching below the eyeball between the medial and lateral check ligaments and enclosing the [[inferior rectus]] and [[inferior oblique]] muscles of the eye. It is a thickening of [[Tenon capsule|Tenon's capsule]], the dense connective tissue capsule surrounding the globe and separating it from [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbital fat]].<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Snell R, Lemp M |title=Clinical Anatomy of the Eye |edition=2nd |publisher=Blackwell Science |year=1998 |isbn=0-632-04344-X }}</ref> |
The '''suspensory ligament of eyeball''' (or '''Lockwood's ligament''') forms a hammock stretching below the eyeball between the medial and lateral check ligaments and enclosing the [[inferior rectus]] and [[inferior oblique]] muscles of the eye. It is a thickening of [[Tenon capsule|Tenon's capsule]], the dense connective tissue capsule surrounding the globe and separating it from [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbital fat]].<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Snell R, Lemp M |title=Clinical Anatomy of the Eye |edition=2nd |publisher=Blackwell Science |year=1998 |isbn=0-632-04344-X }}</ref> |
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This [[ligament]] is responsible for maintaining and supporting the position of the [[Eye|eyeball]] in its normal upward and forward position within the [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbit]], and prevents downward displacement of the eyeball.<ref>{{DorlandsDict|five/000059518|Lockwood ligament}}</ref> |
This [[ligament]] is responsible for maintaining and supporting the position and feces of the [[Eye|eyeball]] in its normal upward and forward position within the [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbit]], and prevents downward displacement of the eyeball.<ref>{{DorlandsDict|five/000059518|Lockwood ligament}}</ref> |
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It can be considered a part of the [[bulbar sheath]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lockwood ligament | url = https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Lockwood+ligament | work = The Free Dictionary by Farlex }}</ref> |
It can be considered a part of the [[bulbar sheath]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lockwood ligament | url = https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Lockwood+ligament | work = The Free Dictionary by Farlex }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:48, 15 May 2024
| Suspensory ligament of eyeball | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum suspensorium bulbi |
| TA98 | A15.2.07.005 |
| TA2 | 6818 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The suspensory ligament of eyeball (or Lockwood's ligament) forms a hammock stretching below the eyeball between the medial and lateral check ligaments and enclosing the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles of the eye. It is a thickening of Tenon's capsule, the dense connective tissue capsule surrounding the globe and separating it from orbital fat.[1]
This ligament is responsible for maintaining and supporting the position and feces of the eyeball in its normal upward and forward position within the orbit, and prevents downward displacement of the eyeball.[2]
It can be considered a part of the bulbar sheath.[3]
It is named for Charles Barrett Lockwood.
References
- ^ Snell R, Lemp M (1998). Clinical Anatomy of the Eye (2nd ed.). Blackwell Science. ISBN 0-632-04344-X.
- ^ "Lockwood ligament" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ "Lockwood ligament". The Free Dictionary by Farlex.
