The clinical significance of the vortex veins.
The vortex veins are significant ophthalmoscopic landmarks in the peripheral fundus. Their position provides a consistent vantage point for the clinician to use for orientation in performing binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. Rarely, vortex veins may be affected by disease.
D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000473:pathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology