title: Anatomy of the Ophthalmic Artery: A Review concerning Its Modern Surgical and Clinical Applications.
abstract: Anatomy of ophthalmic artery has been thoroughly studied and reviewed in many anatomical and surgical textbooks and papers. Issues of interest are its intracranial and extracranial course, its branches, its importance for vision, and its interaction with various intracranial pathologies. Improvement of our understanding about pathophysiology of certain diseases like aneurysm formation, central retinal artery occlusion, and retinoblastoma and also invention of new therapeutic modalities like superselective catheterization, intra-arterial fibrinolysis, and intra-arterial chemotherapy necessitate a reappraisal of its anatomy from a clinical point of view. The aim of this review is to examine clinical anatomy of ophthalmic artery and correlate it with new diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 71 Street, Goudi, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Adamantios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michalinos
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 71 Street, Goudi, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zogana
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 71 Street, Goudi, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kotsiomitis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 71 Street, Goudi, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazarakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 71 Street, Goudi, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Troupis