Anatom3DInferior ophthalmic vein
Vena ophthalmica inferior · Dolní oční žíla
Veins
Looks like
A vein on the floor of the eye socket, under the eyeball, formed from a small network there.
What it does
Drains the lower eye muscles and lids into the pterygoid plexus and the superior ophthalmic vein or cavernous sinus.
Keeping it well
Can carry infection from the face or sinuses to the cavernous sinus; eye bulging with fever needs urgent care.