Vorticose veins
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The vorticose veins, referred to clinically as the vortex veins,[1] are veins that drain the choroid of the eye. There are usually 4-5 vorticose veins in each eye, with at least one vorticose vein per each quadrant of the eye. Vorticose veins drain into the superior ophthalmic vein, and inferior ophthalmic vein.[2]
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Vorticose veins | |
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Drains to | Superior ophthalmic vein, and inferior ophthalmic vein |
Artery | Short posterior ciliary arteries[citation needed] |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae vorticosae |
TA98 | A12.3.06.106 |
TA2 | 4892 |
FMA | 70880 |
Anatomical terminology |
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Vorticose veins are an important ophthalmoscopic landmark.[3]