Autonomic control of the eye - PMC
The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site. The site is secure. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. The autonomic nervous system influences numerous ocular functions. It does this by way of parasympathetic innervation from postganglionic fibers that originate from neurons in the ciliary and pterygopalatine ganglia, and by way of sympathetic innervation from postganglionic fibers that originate from neurons in the superior cervical ganglion. Ciliary ganglion neurons project to the ciliary body and the sphincter pupillae muscle of the iris to control ocular accommodation and pupil constriction, respectively. Superior cervical ganglion neurons proje
Checking your browser - reCAPTCHA Checking your browser before accessing pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ... Click here if you are not automatically redirected after 5 seconds.
Explore this link on the map →related reading
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelfncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Checking your browser - reCAPTCHAncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- GitHub - GoogleChrome/lighthouse: Automated auditing, performance metrics, and best practices for the web. · GitHubgithub.com