Intraocular metastatic tumor

Intraocular metastatic tumors are relatively rare. Because the ophthalmic artery and the internal carotid artery branch at right angles, tumor emboli in the blood stream tend to stay in the skull (brain and meninges) due to the blood flow velocity, and are not easy to enter through the ophthalmic artery. In the eyes.

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