Lockwood ligament

The Lockwood ligament is part of the complex hanging, holding and passive musculoskeletal system of the eyes within the eye sockets ( orbit ). It consists of the lower parts of the retinacula bulbi , the lower part of the ring ligament of Tenon's capsule , the ligamentum palpebrae and the membrana intermuscularis in the area of ​​the lower eye muscles . It resembles a “hammock” in which the eyeball rests and, supported by medial and lateral inhibiting ligaments ( check ligaments ), also serves to maintain its balance and stable position.

Tearing the ligaments, for example in the context of head trauma , as this can lead to squint ( strabismus cause). The Lockwood ligament fibers are also often affected in an orbital floor fracture .

The Lockwood ligament is named after the British surgeon and anatomist Charles Barrett Lockwood (born September 23, 1856, † November 8, 1914).

literature

• Herbert Kaufmann (Ed.): Strabismus. 3rd, fundamentally revised and expanded edition. Georg Thieme, Stuttgart et al. 2003, ISBN 3-13-129723-9 .

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