left ophthalmic nerve
Nervous systemHeadLeftFMA52623
Nomenclature
left ophthalmic nerve
nervus ophthalmicus (Latin)
nervo oftalmico sinistro (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