Central retinal vein

Central retinal vein
Veins of orbit. (Central retinal vein not labeled, but region is visible - the vein is inside the optic nerve.)
Diagram of the blood vessels of the eye, as seen in a horizontal section. (Central retinal vein not labeled, but region is visible. The central retinal vein is at bottom running away from the retina through the optic nerve.)
Details
Drains from	Retina
Drains to	Superior ophthalmic vein or cavernous sinus
Artery	Central retinal artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena centralis retinae
MeSH	D012169
TA98	A12.3.06.111
TA2	4895
FMA	51799
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The central retinal vein (retinal vein) is a vein that drains the retina of the eye. It travels backwards through the centre of the optic nerve accompanied by the central retinal artery before exiting the optic nerve together with the central retinal artery to drain into either the superior ophthalmic vein or the cavernous sinus.