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Where is my left eye 'socket bone'?

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Dr. Timothy Perozek answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

See eye doctor: The eyeball sits in a boney cave which one may call the socket. The eyeball is surrounded by bones on all sides and the back like a scoop of ice cream sitting in a sugar cone.

Answered 7/27/2019

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Dr. Jay Bradley answered

Specializes in Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery

Socket bone: There is no such thing as a "socket bone." there are a number of orbital bones which form the protection around the eye.

Answered 1/22/2013

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A member asked:

Where is my left eye 'socket bone'?

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