Long ciliary nerves
Nervi ciliares longi
Definition
The long ciliary nerves, which may be 2 or 3 in number, separate from the nasociliary nerve near the optic nerve, which they follow to the sclera near the area cribrosa. They cross the sclera to follow the same path as the short ciliary nerves between the sclera and the choroidea, then divide and distribute to the ciliary region, iris and cornea.
References
Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.
