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Retinal Vessels
Medical Definition: | The blood vessels which supply and drain the RETINA. |
Guide Notes: | GEN & unspecified: prefer RETINAL ARTERY or RETINAL VEIN; dis of retinal vessels: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES |
Also Called: | Pecten Oculi |
Retinal Vein - Central retinal vein and its tributaries. It runs a short course within the optic nerve and then leaves and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein or cavernous sinus. |
Retinal Vessels Medical Definitions and Terms
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