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Citation:
Gaillard F, Knipe H, Persistent dorsal ophthalmic artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-147005
Disclosures:
At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had the following disclosures:
- Radiopaedia Australia Pty Ltd, Founder and CEO (ongoing)
- Biogen Australia Pty Ltd, Investigator-Initiated Research Grant for CAD software development in multiple sclerosis (past)
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Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:
- Radiopaedia Events Pty Ltd, Speaker fees (past)
- Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
- Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)
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The persistent dorsal ophthalmic artery is a rare anatomical variant of the ophthalmic artery. Instead of arising from the supraclinoid (C6) segment of the internal carotid artery, as is normally the case, the persistent dorsal ophthalmic artery arises from the lateral aspect of the cavernous (C4) segment (at or near the inferolateral trunk) and passes into the orbit via the superior orbital fissure (instead of the optic canal) 1,3 or occasionally a duplicated optic canal 2.
Terminology
The term persistent dorsal ophthalmic artery may, in fact, be a misnomer as it may represent the persistence of the primitive maxillary artery, which is the only supply of the orbit from the internal carotid artery in the embryo 2. According to some authors, what is commonly referred to as the persistent dorsal ophthalmic artery should actually be known as the persistence of the lateral branch of the primitive maxillary artery 2.
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1. Uchino A, Saito N, Takahashi M et al. Persistent Dorsal Ophthalmic Artery and Ophthalmic Artery Arising from the Middle Meningeal Artery Diagnosed by MR Angiography at 3 T. Surg Radiol Anat. 2013;35(9):775-82. doi:10.1007/s00276-013-1085-5 - Pubmed
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2. Bertelli E, Regoli M, Bracco S. An Update on the Variations of the Orbital Blood Supply and Hemodynamic. Surg Radiol Anat. 2017;39(5):485-96. doi:10.1007/s00276-016-1776-9 - Pubmed
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3. Agarwal N, Singh P, Karimi R, Gandhi C, Prestigiacomo C. Persistent Vestige of Dorsal Ophthalmic Artery: A Case Report. J NeuroIntervent Surg. 2012;5(4):e25. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010196 - Pubmed
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