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The lacrimal nerve is the smallest branch of the ophthalmic division. It is primarily a cutaneous
nerve. what does it supply?
nerve. what does it supply?
small area of skin and conjunctiva of the lateral part of the
upper eyelid, but also contains some secretomotor fibres from a communicating branch of the
zygomaticotemporal nerve that innervate the lacrimal gland.
upper eyelid, but also contains some secretomotor fibres from a communicating branch of the
zygomaticotemporal nerve that innervate the lacrimal gland.