Extraocular Muscles

The extraocular muscles – six relatively small muscles – control the movement of the eyes in the socket, allowing them to rotate or turn horizontally and vertically. As such, these muscles play a crucial role in functional, accurate eye movement.

The six extraocular muscles (eye muscles) are:

• Medial Rectus Muscle (inner eye muscle)
• Lateral Rectus Muscle (outer eye muscle)
• Superior Rectus Muscle (upper eye muscle)
• Inferior Rectus Muscle (lower eye muscle)
• Superior Oblique Muscle
• Inferior Oblique Muscle