eye muscle
Gaze direction controller
Any of the muscles that move the eyeball or control the eyelid.
Six extraocular muscles attach to each eye, working in coordinated pairs to direct gaze up, down, left, right, and rotationally.
The optometrist tested her eye muscles by having her follow a pen light.
Weakness or imbalance in eye muscles can cause double vision or crossed eyes.
- extraocularOutside the eyeball
- rectusStraight-fibered muscle
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- orbitalRevolving around another
- pupilLearner or eye opening
iris · lens · gaze · squint · strabismus · double vision · twitch · strain · fatigue · focus · tracking · movement · ciliary · optic · socket · blink · convergence · divergence