Brief introduction Ciliary nerves look like short, thick bundles. There are usually 2 pairs of them known. The first pair of nerves diverges directly from the optic nerve. The nerve has a large number of branches. It runs near the anterior edge of the orbit and above the inner corner of the eye in the periorbital sheath, having a trunk along the muscular layer of the eyelids. From its branches to the retina goes the oculomotor nerve.
What is the ciliary nerve? What is this short ciliary pair of nerves? The eyelids, located along the edge of the eyeball and the lacrimal gland, are attached to it mainly through tendon attachment to the bony edge of the orbit. Part of the eyelids is covered with skin and consists of subcutaneous fatty tissue, which contains muscle fibers. The main part of the upper eyelid and the skin of the eyelids are covered with eyelash hair. The mucous membrane of the eyelids is covered with a thin layer of bespi