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Muscle of orbit

Known as: eye muscle, Oculomotor Muscle, muscle eye 
The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique… 
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyEye Movements

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Extraocular rectus muscleFibrosis of Extraocular Muscles, Congenital, with Synergistic DivergenceInferior rectus muscle structureLateral rectus muscle structure

Broader (5)

EyeFacial MusclesLevator palpebrae superioris structureMuscle

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Efficacy of B-cell targeted therapy with rituximab in patients with active moderate to severe Graves' orbitopathy: a randomized controlled study.
BACKGROUND Preliminary studies have shown that rituximab (RTX) is effective in the treatment of active Graves' orbitopathy (GO… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Evolution of phototransduction, vertebrate photoreceptors and retina
Review
2005
Review
2005
A Practical Approach
Background: Diplopia is a common complaint in both inpatient and outpatient neurologic practice. Its causes are many, and special… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Diagnostic criteria for Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Review
1989
Review
1989
The deep layers of the superior colliculus.
The evidence is compelling that the deep layers of the SC are involved in the translation of sensory signals into motor commands… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Conjunctival autograft transplantation for advanced and recurrent pterygium.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Corollary discharge provides accurate eye position information to the oculomotor system.
The saccadic system accurately compensates for perturbations of eye position produced by microstimulation of the superior… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Pharmacologic weakening of extraocular muscles.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
The mechanics of human saccadic eye movement
In the investigation of oculomotor systems and especially in the mathematical descriptions of them as pursuit, tracking and… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
Representation of the extra‐ocular muscles in the oculomotor nuclei of the monkey
  • R. Warwick
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1953
  • Corpus ID: 26917160
The oculomotor nucleus was first clearly defined by Stilling (1846), and a partial decussation of its fibers in the midbrain was… 
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