Short posterior ciliary arteries

Short posterior ciliary arteries
The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed.
The ophthalmic artery and its branches
Details
Source	Ophthalmic artery
Vein	Vorticose veins
Supplies	Choroid (up to the equator of the eye) ciliary processes
Identifiers
Latin	arteriae ciliares posteriores breves
TA98	A12.2.06.031
TA2	4479
FMA	70777
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The short posterior ciliary arteries are a number of branches of the ophthalmic artery. They pass forward with the optic nerve to reach the eyeball, piercing the sclera around the entry of the optic nerve into the eyeball.