Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the outer west early this morning. Slight (20%) chance of rain in the outer west later tonight. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming northerly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning.
Ophthalmic artery (OA) is the first intracranial branch of internal carotid artery (ICA). It arises soon after ICA emerges from cavernous sinus, follows a short intracranial course, transverses the optic canal, and enters the orbit.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2010; 50(11):1001-5 (ISSN: 1349-8029) A 61-year-old man presented with a severe external carotid artery (ECA) stenosis with concomitant ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion manifesting as amaurosis fugax. The left ophthalmic artery was supplied from the left ECA.