Abstract
The extraocular muscles (EOMs) consist of six muscles that attach to the globe in each eye: four rectus muscles and 2 oblique muscles. The EOMs are responsible for moving the eyes in a highly controlled manner to allow for binocular vision. It is critical to their function that they move the eyes in the orbit such that the eyes can be precisely positioned in order to have the same part of the visual world fall on corresponding regions of each retina. The EOMs have an extremely complex anatomy, both at the gross anatomical and histological levels. The unique cell biology of the extraocular muscles is critical to understanding eye movement control and their involvement or sparing in skeletal muscle diseases.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of the Eye |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | V2:363-V2:376 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780443138201 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780443138393 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2025 |
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Keywords
- Extraocular muscles
- Eye movements
- Myofiber types
- Myosin heavy chain isoforms
- Skeletal muscle
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