====== Carotid ophthalmic segment ======

The ophthalmic segment of the [[internal carotid artery]] (C6) extends from the [[distal dural ring]] (the take off of the ophthalmic artery to the origin of the [[posterior communicating artery]].

It is the largest portion of the supraclinoid [[internal carotid artery]].

The proximal portion is often obscured by the [[anterior clinoid process]].

see [[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm]].