RECTI MUSCLES -Insertion
Insertedinto sclera
In front of equator
•Distance from cornea
MR = 5.5mm
IR = 6.5mm
LR = 6.9mm
SR = 7.7mm
5mm
6 mm
8 mm
7 mm
Superior Oblique
SUPERIOROBLIQUE-origin
SUPERIOROBLIQUE–Insertion
Behind the equatoron sclera in posterosuperior
quadrant, between the superior and lateral rectus
Inferior Oblique
INFERIOROBLIQUE-origin
INFERIOROBLIQUE–Insertion
Behind the equatoron sclera in posterior quadrant,
between the superior and lateral rectus
Three cranial nerves
3. Trochlear nerve2. Abducentnerve1. Oculomotornerve
Superior obliqueLateral rectus
1.Superior rectus
2.Medial rectus
3.Inferior rectos
4.Inferior oblique
5.Levatorpelpebrae
NERVE SUPPLY OF EOM
Levatorpalpebraesuperioris
LEVATOR PALPEBRAE SUPERIORIS -Origin
Undersurfaceof
lesser wing of
sphenoid
•Upper lamina : Skin of
upper eyelid
•Middle lamina: Superior
tarsus(Muller’s)
•Lower lamina: Superior
conjunctival fornix
LEVATOR PALPEBRAE SUPERIORIS -Insertion
Nerve Supply:
Voluntary part –OculomotorNerve
Involuntary part –Sympathetics
Action:
Elevation of upper eye lid
LEVATOR PALPEBRAE SUPERIORIS
CINICAL TESTING
Abnormal deviation of eyeball is known as
Squint (Strabismus)
Damage to Abducentnerve -Medial
Squint
Damage to Occulomotornerve -Lateral
Squint and Ptosis-Dropping of Eyelid
Damage to Trochlearnerve -diplopia
while looking downwards
Medial Squint
Lateral Squint and Ptosis
PTOSIS
Drooping of upper eyelid
•Complete ptosis
•Partial ptosis