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Schematic Representation Of Blood Supply of: The Optic Nerve Head And The Optic Nerve. 

Fig. 1: Schematic Representation Of Blood Supply of: (A) The Optic Nerve Head And (B) The Optic Nerve. 

Abbreviations: A = arachnoid; C= choroid; CRA= central retinal artery; Col. Br.= Collateral branches; CRV= central retinal vein; D= dura; LC= lamina cribrosa; NFL= surface nerve fiber layer of the disc; OD= optic disc; ON= optic nerve; P= pia; PCA= posterior ciliary artery; PR and PLR= prelaminar region; R= retina; RA= retinal arteriole; S= sclera; SAS= subarachnoid space.

A Reproduced With Permission From Hayreh 1978 [16]. B Modified From Hayreh, S.S. 1974 [8].

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