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The article examines the cilioretinal artery, a congenital anomaly of the retinal vasculature that can be seen during an ophthalmologic exam, highlighting its role in ocular and systemic health. It also discusses the artery's prevalence, its impact on conditions like central retinal artery occlusion and pathologic myopia, and its potential protective role in age-related macular degeneration.

The article presents information on the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva protects the globe and eyelids. It generates the mucus part of the tear film and causes the globe's freedom of motion. It consists of epithelial cells, Langerhans cells, melanocytes and lymphocytes. The palpebral conjunctiva is mostly supplied by ending branches of ophthalmic artery.

The article focuses on the Facial filler injections have a small but devastating potential to occlude the ophthalmic artery, leading to embolic events. Topics discussed include they would mostly be right, as this devastating, blinding complication is quite rare; and a few cases of iatrogenic ophthalmic artery occlusion (IOAO) and concomitant brain infarction have been reported, and the exact pathologic mechanism is still unclear.