Ciliary ganglion
= Ciliary ganglion
A small <ganglion> between the <optic nerve> and <lateral rectus muscle>. Preganglionic fibres of the <parasympathetic nervous system> relay here; sensory and already postganglionic fibres of the <sympathetic nervous system> traverse it without another relay.<Dissector Answers - Eye by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso>[Learning objective 4, autonomic fibres: ciliary-ganglion position, roots and relays]{ref}