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Suspensory ligament of eyeball

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Suspensory ligament of eyeball
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Identifiers
Latinligamentum suspensorium bulbi
TA98A15.2.07.005
TA26818
Anatomical terminology

The suspensory ligament of eyeball (or Lockwood's ligament) forms a hammock stretching below the eyeball between the medial and lateral check ligaments and enclosing the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles of the eye. It is a thickening of Tenon's capsule, the dense connective tissue capsule surrounding the globe and separating it from orbital fat.[1]

This ligament is responsible for maintaining and supporting the position of the eyeball in its normal upward and forward position within the orbit, and prevents downward displacement of the eyeball.[2]

It can be considered a part of the bulbar sheath.[3]

It is named for Charles Barrett Lockwood.

References

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  1. ^ Snell R, Lemp M (1998). Clinical Anatomy of the Eye (2nd ed.). Blackwell Science. ISBN 0-632-04344-X.
  2. ^ "Lockwood ligament" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ^ "Lockwood ligament". The Free Dictionary by Farlex.