NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -It supplies the eyelids, lacrimal gland, and conjunctiva. The ophthalmic artery gives off several posterior ciliary arteries that pass through the sclera and supply the posterior uveal tract. Because the posterior ciliary vessels are end vessels, sudden occlusion can produce infarction in the region of the choroid.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ophthalmic artery has branches that enter the eye (optic branches) and orbital branches. The orbital branches include: Lacrimal Artery: The second and largest branch of the ophthalmic artery. It enters the orbit and travels alongside the lacrimal nerve to supply the lacrimal gland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The supraorbital artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery that supplies the skin of the forehead, the scalp, the frontal sinus, upper eyelid, diploe and levator palpebrae superioris.