Anatomy Of Tenons capsule

Anatomy Of Tenons capsule

Eyeball

The eyeball is the organ of sight (vision) located in the anterior two-thirds of the orbital cavity.

Write a short note on Tenon’s capsule and mention its applied anatomy.
Answer.

Tenon’s Capsule General Features

• It is a membranous (fibrous) sac, which envelops the eyeball. It extends from the optic nerve to the corneoscleral junction.
• It is separated from the eyeball by an episcleral space.
• It forms a socket of the eyeball for its free movements.

Tenon’s Capsule Applied anatomy: During the enucleation of the eyeball, the Tenon’s capsule is left intact to allow the movements of the implanted artificial eyeball.