See Also: central artery of retina(medicine)
central vein of retina(medicine)
central artery(medicine)
short central artery(medicine)
long central artery(medicine)
Central retinal artery(health)
central sulcal artery(medicine)
Artery, central retinal(health)
artery of central sulcus(medicine)
central retinal artery occlusion(medicine)

central artery of retina (medicine)


central artery of retina


A branch of the ophthalmic artery which penetrates the optic nerve 1 cm behind the eye to enter the eye at the optic papilla in the retina; it divides into superior and inferior temporal and nasal branches.

Synonym: arteria centralis retinae, arteria retinae centralis, Zinn's artery.