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Charles Barrett Lockwood described a thickening of the lower part of Tenon's capsule, which he named the suspensory ligament of the eye. It is slung like a hammock below the eyeball, being expanded in the center, and narrow at its extremities which are attached to the zygomatic and lacrimal bones respectively.
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.
The "Lockwood's suspensory ligament" of the eye is named after him. This structure is the thickened area of contact between Tenon's capsule and the sheaths of the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles. This ligament is responsible for maintaining the position of the eyeball in its normal upward and forward position within the orbit.
Alma Paz, wife of Mark Paz, spoke to a crowd gathered outside of the Monkey Junction Walmart on Saturday. A vigil was held to honor Mark, who was tragically killed in a shooting at the store on ...
Suspensory ligament of duodenum, also known as the ligament of Treitz; Suspensory ligament of eyeball, also known as Lockwood's ligament; Suspensory ligament of lens, also known as the zonule of Zinn or zonular fibre; Suspensory ligament of ovary; Suspensory ligament of penis; Suspensory ligament of thyroid gland, also known as Berry's ligament ...
The zonule of Zinn is split into two layers: a thin layer, which lies near the hyaloid fossa, and a thicker layer, which is a collection of zonular fibers.Together, the fibers are known as the suspensory ligament of the lens. [4]
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In reptiles and birds, the ciliary body which supports the lens via suspensory ligaments also touches the lens with a number of pads on its inner surface. These pads compress and release the lens to modify its shape while focusing on objects at different distances; the suspensory ligaments usually perform this function in mammals.