fascial sheath of eyeball

fas·ci·al sheath of eye·ball

[TA]

a condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles.

Synonym(s): vagina bulbi [TA], capsula bulbi, eye capsule, fascia bulbi, sheath of eyeball, Tenon capsule, vagina oculi

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fas·ci·al sheath of eye·ball

(fash'ē-ăl shēth ī'bawl) [TA]

A condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles.
Synonym(s): Tenon capsule.

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Tenon,

Jacques R., French pathologist and oculist, 1724-1816.

Tenon capsule - Synonym(s): fascial sheath of eyeball

Tenon space - the space between the fascial sheath of the eyeball and the sclera. Synonym(s): episcleral space

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