====== Ophthalmic artery aneurysm ======

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see also [[Ophthalmic segment aneurysm]]

"[[Ophthalmic artery]] aneurysm" usually refers to a carotid-ophthalmic junction aneurysm
((Drake CG, Vanderlinden RG, Amacher AL. Carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms. J
Neurosurg. 1968 Jul;29(1):24-31. PubMed PMID: 5674088.
)).

Those that arise from the superomedial aspect of the [[internal carotid artery]] just distal to the [[ophthalmic artery]] origin and projects superiorly or dorsomedially towards the lateral portion of the [[optic nerve]].

[[Ophthalmic segment aneurysm]]s (OSAs) OSAs include (NB: nomenclature varies among authors):

1. [[ophthalmic artery aneurysm]]s.

2. [[superior hypophyseal artery aneurysm]]s:

a) [[Paraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysm]]: usually does not produce visual symptoms

b) suprasellar variant: when giant, may mimic pituitary tumor on CT.

===== Epidemiology =====

[[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm epidemiology]].

===== Classification =====

see [[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm classification]].

===== Clinical features =====
see [[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm clinical features]].

===== Diagnosis =====

[[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm diagnosis]].

===== Treatment =====
see [[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm treatment]].

===== Case series =====

[[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm case series]].

===== Case reports =====

[[Ophthalmic artery aneurysm case reports]].

===== References =====