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Eyelid Sensory Nerves

Sensory nerves for the fifth cranial nerve that supply sensory innervation from the eyelids and face

so - supraorbital n.  

st - supratrochlear n.  

nc - nasociliary n.  

zf - zygomaticofacial n.  

io - infraorbital n.  

The supraorbital, supratrochlear, nasociliary, and lacrimal nerves are branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1). The infraorbital and zygomaticofacial nerves are branches of the maxillary division (V2). Except for the nasociliary nerve, they mostly transmit sensory information from extraorbital eyelid and facial skin.

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