Lockwood ligament

sus·pen·so·ry lig·a·ment of eye·ball

[TA] a thickening of the inferior part of the bulbar sheath that supports the eye within the orbit; it extends between the lateral and medial orbital margins and includes the medial and lateral check ligaments. Synonym(s): ligamentum suspensorium bulbi [TA], Lockwood ligament

Lockwood ligament

(lok′wud″) [Charles B. Lockwood, Brit. surgeon, 1856–1914] The suspensory ligament of the lens of the eye.

Lockwood,

Charles B., English anatomist and surgeon, 1858-1914. ligament of Lockwood - Synonym(s): suspensory ligament of eyeballLockwood clampLockwood forcepsLockwood ligament - Synonym(s): suspensory ligament of eyeballLockwood tendon