Detailed view of nerves of lateral orbit showing the ciliary ganglion immediately behind the globe of the eye.
Details
From
nasociliary nerve
To
Parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion, Sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion, Sensory root of ciliary ganglion
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Latin
ganglion ciliare
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A14.3.02.003
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6964
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The ciliary ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion located just behind the eye in the posterior orbit. It measures 1–2 millimeters in diameter and in humans contains approximately 2,500 neurons.[1] The oculomotor nerve coming into the ganglion contains preganglionic axons from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus (a part of the brainstem) which form synapses with the ciliary neurons. The postganglionic axons run in the short ciliary nerves and innervate two eye muscles:
the sphincter pupillae constricts the pupil, a movement known as Miosis. The opposite, Mydriasis, is the dilation of the pupil.
the ciliaris contracts, releasing tension on the Zonular Fibers, making the lens more convex, also known as accommodation.
Both of these muscles are involuntary – they are controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
It is one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck. (The others are the submandibular ganglion, pterygopalatine ganglion, and otic ganglion).
Contents
1Anatomy
2Diseases
2.1Adie tonic pupil
2.1.1Physiology
2.2Adie syndrome
2.3Light-near dissociation
3Additional images
4References
5External links
Anatomy
Scheme showing sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation of the pupil and sites of lesion in a Horner's syndrome.
Pathways in the Ciliary Ganglion. Green = parasympathetic; Red = sympathetic; Blue = sensory
Three types of nerve fibers run through the ciliary ganglion:
a parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion originating from Edinger westphal nucleus (or motor root)
a sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion from internal carotid plexus
a sensory root of ciliary ganglion
Diseases
Adie tonic pupil
Main article: Adie syndrome
Diseases of the ciliary ganglion produce a tonic pupil.[2] This is a pupil that does not react to light (it is “fixed”) and has an abnormally slow and prolonged response to attempted near vision (accommodation).
When a patient with an Adie pupil attempts to focus on a nearby object, the pupil (which would normally constrict rapidly) constricts slowly. On close inspection, the constricted pupil is not perfectly round. When the patient focuses on a more distant object (say the far side of the room), the pupil (which would normally dilate immediately) remains constricted for several minutes, and then slowly dilates back to the expected size.
Tonic pupils are fairly common – they are seen in roughly 1 out of every 500 people. A patient with anisocoria (one pupil bigger than the other) whose pupil does not react to light (does not constrict when exposed to bright light) most likely has Adie syndrome – idiopathic degeneration of the ciliary ganglion.
Physiology
The strange behavior of tonic pupils was first explained by Irene Loewenfeld in 1979. The ciliary ganglion contain many more nerve fibers directed to the ciliary muscle than nerve fibers directed to the constrictor pupillae – roughly twenty times more. The ciliary muscle is also more massive than the constrictor pupillae, again by a factor of twenty. Based on these observations, Loewenfeld proposed an explanation of the tonic pupil. She noted that pathological destruction of nerve cells in the ciliary ganglion that is found in all cases of Adie pupil. In her own words:[3]
Let’s say that in a given fresh Adie’s pupil, a random 70% of the cells in the ciliary ganglion stop working; and that, in a couple of months, these neurons re-grow and randomly re-innervate both intraocular sphincters (the ciliary muscle and the iris sphincter). Some parasympathetic light-reaction neurons that were originally destined for the iris sphincter will end up innervating the ciliary muscle. But there will not be enough of them to budge that big muscle, so there will be no detectable accommodation with exposure to light. The other way around, it is a different story. There will be plenty of accommodative neurons re-growing into the iris sphincter, and it won’t take very many of them to make a little muscle like the iris sphincter contract. This means that every time the patient accommodates her gaze to a near object, some of the innervation to the ciliary muscle will spill over into the iris and constrict the pupil.
Loewenfeld’s theory is now generally accepted. It explains the defining features of a tonic pupil:
(1) The pupil does not react to light. The original light-reaction neurons have been destroyed.
(2) Tonic constriction with attempted near vision. Aberrant regeneration of nerve fibers intended for the ciliary muscle causes abnormal, tonic contraction of the pupil with accommodation.
(3) Segmental iris constriction. When carefully examined under magnification, the iris does not constrict uniformly with attempted near vision. Only the re-innervated segments contract, producing a slightly irregular contour to the pupil.
(4) Denervation supersensitivity. Like any denervated muscle, the iris becomes supersensitive to its normal neurotransmitter (in this case, acetylcholine). Very weak solutions of cholinergic substances such as pilocarpine (that have no effect on the normal iris) cause the denervated iris to constrict.
Tonic pupils are usually due to Adie syndrome, but other diseases can denervate the ciliary ganglion. Peripheral neuropathies (such as diabetic neuropathy) occasionally produce tonic pupils. Herpes zoster virus can attack the ciliary ganglion. Trauma to the orbit can damage the short ciliary nerves. Anything that denervates the ciliary ganglion will produce a tonic pupil due to aberrant nerve regeneration.
Adie syndrome
Adie syndrome[4] is tonic pupil plus absent deep tendon reflexes. Adie syndrome is a fairly common, benign, idiopathic neuropathy that selectively affects the ciliary ganglion and the spinal cord neurons involved in deep tendon reflex arcs. It usually develops in middle age, although it can occur in children. A variant of Adie syndrome, Ross syndrome, affects sweating as well.
Early in the course of Adie syndrome (when the cells of the ciliary ganglion have been destroyed, but before regeneration has occurred) the pupil will be fixed and dilated. The sphincter pupillae will be paralyzed. There will be no response to accommodation – the ciliary muscle is also paralyzed.
With aberrant nerve regeneration, the pupil will remain fixed, but it will constrict with attempted near vision. The constriction will be abnormal (“tonic”).
Late in the course of Adie syndrome, the pupil becomes small (as all pupils do with old age). It will still be “fixed” (it will not constrict to bright light) and it will continue to show abnormal, tonic constriction with attempted near vision.
Light-near dissociation
In some neurological disorders, the pupil does not react to light, but it does react to accommodation. This is called “light-near dissociation”.
In Adie syndrome, damage involving the ciliary ganglion manifests light-near dissociation and a tonically dilated pupil (usually unilateral).
Other causes of light-near dissociation involve damage to the brainstem,[citation needed] where a tonic pupil is not produced. Brainstem causes of light-near dissociation include Argyll Robertson pupil and Parinaud syndrome.
Irene Loewenfeld is generally credited for being the first physiologist to make this distinction.
Additional images
Plan of oculomotor nerve.
The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses.
Diagram of efferent sympathetic nervous system.
References
^Perez, GM; Keyser, RB (September 1986). "Cell body counts in human ciliary ganglia". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 27 (9): 1428–31. PMID 3744735.
^Kawasaki, A (December 1999). "Physiology, assessment, and disorders of the pupil". Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 10 (6): 394–400. doi:10.1097/00055735-199912000-00005. PMID 10662243.
^Thompson, HS; Kardon, RH (June 2006). "Irene E. Loewenfeld, PhD Physiologist of the pupil". Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 26 (2): 139–48. doi:10.1097/01.wno.0000222970.02122.a0. PMID 16845317.
^Thompson, HS (1977). "Adie's syndrome: some new observations". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 75: 587–626. PMC 1311565. PMID 613531.
External links
Anatomy figure: 29:03-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "A deeper dissection of the right orbit from a superior approach."
Atlas image: n2a4p2 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Branches of Trigeminal Nerve, Lateral View"
Cell Centered Database - Ciliary ganglion
lesson3 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (orbit5)
cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (III, V)
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The trigeminal nerve
ophthalmic (V1)
frontal
supratrochlear
supraorbital
lateral branch
medial branch
nasociliary
long ciliary
infratrochlear
posterior ethmoidal
anterior ethmoidal
external nasal
internal nasal
sensory root of ciliary ganglion
ciliary ganglion
other
lacrimal
maxillary (V2)
in meninges
middle meningeal
in pterygopalatine fossa
zygomatic
zygomaticotemporal
zygomaticofacial
pterygopalatine
pterygopalatine ganglion see below for details
posterior superior alveolar
in infraorbital canal
infraorbital nerve:
superior alveolar
anterior
middle
posterior
internal nasal branches
on face
inferior palpebral
external nasal
superior labial
infraorbital plexus
mandibular (V3)
in meninges
meningeal
anterior
to muscles of mastication
medial pterygoid/to tensor veli palatini
lateral pterygoid
masseteric
deep temporal
buccal
posterior
auriculotemporal
otic ganglion
lingual
submandibular ganglion
inferior alveolar
mylohyoid
mental
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Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system
Head
Sympathetic
Cervical ganglia: roots
long ciliary
Deep petrosal
Parasympathetic
Ciliary ganglion: roots
Sensory
Parasympathetic
Short ciliary
Pterygopalatine ganglion: deep petrosal
nerve of pterygoid canal
branches of distribution: greater palatine
inferior posterior nasal branches
lesser palatine
nasopalatine
medial superior posterior nasal branches
pharyngeal
Submandibular ganglion
Otic ganglion
Neck
Sympathetic
paravertebral ganglia: Cervical ganglia
Superior
Middle
Inferior
Stellate ganglion
prevertebral plexus: Cavernous plexus
Internal carotid
Chest
Sympathetic
paravertebral ganglia: Thoracic ganglia
prevertebral plexus: Cardiac plexus
Esophageal plexus
Pulmonary plexus
Thoracic aortic plexus
splanchnic nerves: cardiopulmonary
thoracic
cardiac nerves: Superior
Middle
Inferior
Abdomen
Sympathetic
paravertebral ganglia: Lumbar ganglia
prevertebral ganglia:
Celiac ganglia
Aorticorenal
Superior mesenteric ganglion
Inferior mesenteric ganglion
prevertebral plexus:
Celiac plexus
Hepatic
Splenic
Pancreatic
aorticorenal
Abdominal aortic plexus
Renal/Suprarenal
Superior mesenteric
Gastric
Inferior mesenteric
Spermatic
Ovarian
Superior hypogastric
hypogastric nerve
Superior rectal
Inferior hypogastric
Vesical
Prostatic / Cavernous nerves of penis
Uterovaginal
Middle rectal
splanchnic nerves: Lumbar splanchnic nerves
Enteric
Submucous plexus
Myenteric plexus
Pelvis
Sympathetic
paravertebral ganglia: Sacral ganglia
Ganglion impar
splanchnic nerves: Sacral splanchnic nerves
Parasympathetic
splanchnic nerves: Pelvic splanchnic nerves
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