superior ophthalmic vein

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Related to superior ophthalmic vein: angular vein, cavernous sinus

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superior ophthalmic vein - a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus

ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica - either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus

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Indications and techniques for primary embolization via the superior ophthalmic vein. Arch Ophthalmol.

Treatment of dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula through the superior ophthalmic vein/Superior oftalmik ven yoluyla dural karotiko-kavernoz fistul tedavisi

Additional features can be collapsed superior ophthalmic vein, reduction in the angle of vein of Galen and internal cerebral vein (the venous hinge sign).29

Pathophysiology and management of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension - A Review

It was found that superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) blood flow was lower in active GO [7].

The Increment of Choroidal Thickness in Euthyroid Graves' Ophthalmopathy: Is It an Early Sign of Venous Congestion?

Risk factors for superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis (SOVT) are multifactorial and include sinoorbital infections, autoimmune disorders (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, Behcet's syndrome, and Grave's disease), hypercoagulable states (such as pregnancy, use of oral contraceptive pills, sickle cell trait, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia), and systemic malignancies.

Superior and Inferior Ophthalmic Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of Lung Cancer

Caption: FIGURE 2: Axial T1-weighed magnetic resonance imaging with contrast demonstrating a greatly dilated left superior ophthalmic vein (white arrow) and normal right superior ophthalmic vein (black arrow).

Epileptic Seizures Induced by a Spontaneous Carotid Cavernous Fistula

On CT scan of the brain features of CCF like extraocular muscle thickness, dilated superior ophthalmic vein and prominent cavernous sinus should be looked for.

Type-A carotid cavernous fistula: ophthalmological manifestations, management and outcome of treatment in 28 patients

Orbital magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed left proptosis and cranial venous MR angiography demonstrated multiple tortuous and enlarged vessels near the left carotid artery and the left cavernous sinus resembling carotid-cavernous fistula, and enlarged superior ophthalmic vein. The patient underwent successful endovascular stem-graft implantation for the left iatrogenic carotid-cavernous fistula.

Total improvement of ophthalmic findings with treatment in a case with iatrogenic carotid-cavernous fistula/Iatrojenik karotikokavernoz fistul olgusunda tedavi ile okuler bulgularda tam duzelme