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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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eye feces eyeball ligament suprasensory ligament |
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It is named for [[Charles Barrett Lockwood]]. |
It is named for [[Charles Barrett Lockwood]]. |
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Revision as of 02:47, 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 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.
