There are seven extraocular muscles – the levator palpebrae superioris, superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, lateral rectus, inferior oblique and superior oblique. Functionally, they can be divided into two groups: Responsible for eye movement – Recti and oblique muscles.

1. Extra Ocular Muscles
Anatomy (Intro)
BY:
Muhammad Akbar Rashid
Qadri
(Vision scientist, Healthcare
management Specialist)

2. Six muscles
4 Recti
2 Oblique
Extra Ocular Muscles

3. Medial recti muscle
Lateral recti muscle
Superior rectus
Inferior Rectus
Superior Oblique
Inferior Oblique

4. 3rd Nerve
SR
 MR
 IR
 IO
NERVE SUPPLY

5. 4TH nerve
SO muscle
6th nerve
LR muscle.
NERVE SUPPLY

7. Medial Rectus:
Adduction
Lateral Rectus:
Abduction
Actions Of EOM

8. Inferior Rectus:
Depression, ex-cylcoduction, adduction
Superior Rectus:
Elevation, In-cycloduction, Adduction
Actions Of EOM

9. Superior Oblique:
In-cycloductin, Depression, Abduction
Inferior Oblique:
Ex-cycloduction, Elevation, abduction
Actions Of EOM