Anatomical Overview of Blood Supply in Visual Pathway
Visual pathway converts optical signals into nerve impulses in retinal photoreceptors and transmits them to the visual center of the cerebral cortex to produce vision.Due to the large number of branches of the supplying arteries and the characteristics of large individual variation,different parts of the visual pathway and different natures of the lesions can cause varying degrees of damage to the patient's visual function.In this paper,the supplying arteries of the visual pathway are reviewed in order to provide the basis for clinicians to understand their blood supply comprehensively and systematically.
Visual pathwaySupplying arteryInternal carotid artery systemVertebro-basilar artery system