An 18 year old boy comes to the eye casuality with history of injury with a tennis ball. On examination there is no perforation but there is hyphaema. The most likely source of the blood is:
Correct Answer: Circulus iridis major
Description: Traumatic hyphaema (blood in the anterior chamber) occurs due to injury to the iris or ciliary body vessels. The circulus iridis major gives off branches to the ciliary processes. Ref:Comprehensive Ophthalmology By AK Khurana, 4th Edition, Page 404
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