Open AccessAberrant attachment of orbicularis oculi: Case report
Author(s) -
Ritu Sehgal,
J. M. Kaul
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.16682
Subject(s) - orbicularis oculi muscle , anatomy , medicine , cadaver , presentation (obstetrics) , dissection (medical) , ophthalmology , surgery , eyelid
A morphological peculiarity was observed in the form of an aberrant lateral bony attachment of the orbital part of the Orbicularis oculi muscle on the zygomatic bone, during routine dissection of a cadaver of an adult male of Indian origin. Fibers of this part of the muscle are not known to show any lateral attachment on bone. This paper discusses the presentation, probable embryological cause and clinical implications of this unusual finding.