Supratrochlear nerve (illustration)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable
Diagram

Illustration depicting the supratrochlear nerve. Please note, its actual course is more medial than shown in this illustration, running above the trochlear pulley. 

Case Discussion

This image is an edited and labeled version of an illustration by Patrick Lynch (original Wikimedia commons here). 

Changes include: 

  • moving the origin of the lacrimal nerve posteriorly (it divides before the orbital apex)
  • removing a muscular branch from the oculomotor over the lateral rectus (for clarity)

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