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Muscular fascia; the part of the orbital fascia that envelops the extraocular muscles; it is thin posteriorly but becomes thicker where it is continuous with the bulbar sheath; the fascial sheaths of the four rectus muscles are connected by an intermuscular membrane.
Synonyms: fascia muscularis musculorum bulbi, fascia of extraocular muscles, muscular fascia of extraocular muscle.
(05 Mar 2000)
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