Ventral external ophthalmic vein
Vena ophthalmica externa ventralis
Definition
The ventral external ophthalmic vein anastomoses with the dorsal external ophthalmic vein to form the ophthalmic plexus. It is located ventral to the muscles of the eyeball. It represents the main connection of this plexus with the cavernous sinus.
References
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 5, Angiologie, 2nd edition, Vigot, Paris, 2011.
