2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
2 Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology
Part I: Anatomy
Chapter 1: Orbit and Ocular Adnexa
Orbital Anatomy
Bony Orbit
The bony orbit surrounds the globe and helps protect it from blunt injury. Seven bones make up the bony orbit (Fig 1-1; also see Chapter 1 in BCSC Section 7, Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery):
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 2 - Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.