The tendon width of the lateral rectus muscle can be a useful indicator of the effect of unilateral lateral rectus recession in intermittent exotropia. 1 The aim of this study was to determine whether ...

Among children with intermittent exotropia, surgical outcomes did not differ between bilateral lateral rectus recession and unilateral lateral rectus recession-medial rectus resection. However, final ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the motor, sensory, functional, and head posture results of recession of the lateral rectus muscle contralateral to the involved eye in patients with exotropic ...

In the orbit of the eye, also called the eye socket, the lateral rectus muscle helps move the pupil away from the body’s midline. The muscle inserts into the temporal (outer) side of the eyeball and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with medial rectus contraction in acute sixth nerve palsies, botulinum toxin A injections may be an ...

The superior rectus is an eye muscle, controlling the eye as it moves up. This muscle is among four muscles — including the medial rectus, lateral rectus, and the inferior rectus — which control the ...