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Retinal Artery

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Definition: Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus and branches to supply the retina.  retinal artery dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES    Other names Central Retinal Artery; Retinal Artery, Central; Retinal Arteries, Central; Retinal Arteries; Central Retinal Arteries; Artery, Retinal; Artery, Central Retinal; Arteries, Retinal; Arteries, Central Retinal

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