part of part of develops from develops from develops from part of develops from part of tributary of tributary of vessel drains blood from Homo sapiens system camera-type eye retina central retinal vein NCIT:C53063 SCTID:280913005 EMAPA:37185 vena centralis retinae Wikipedia:Central_retinal_vein The central retinal vein (retinal vein) is a short vein that runs through the optic nerve and drains blood from the capillaries of the retina into the larger veins outside the eye. The anatomy of the veins of the orbit of the eye varies between individuals, and in some the central retinal vein drains into the superior ophthalmic vein, and in some it drains directly into the cavernous sinus. [WP,unvetted]. FMA:51799 MESH:D012169 EFO:0004271 retinal vein GAID:524 UMLS:C0035327 UBERON:0001673 MA:0002213 head blood vessel cavernous sinus venous dural sinus hyaloid vein craniocervical region vein