right ophthalmic nerve
Nervous systemHeadRightFMA52622
Nomenclature
right ophthalmic nerve
nervus ophthalmicus (Latin)
nervo oftalmico destro (Italian)
Descriptionentry
First, purely sensory division of the trigeminal nerve.
Functionentry
Sensation of the cornea, conjunctiva, skin of the forehead, upper eyelid, dorsum of the nose and frontal sinuses.
Blood supplyentry
Branches of the middle meningeal artery.
Clinical notes
Mediates the corneal reflex; involved in herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
Model