There's something magnetic about a group of people looking in the same direction—others will follow their gazes to see what ...

The trochlear nerve, like the oculomotor nerve, originates in the midbrain. It powers the contralateral superior oblique muscle that allows the eye to point downward and inward.

Discover the important functions of your sural nerve in sensation and balance, plus how doctors use it to diagnose and treat conditions throughout the body.

DISTURBANCES of eye movements frequently confront the physician with puzzling diagnostic problems. First of all, the examiner must determine whether the abnormal function of eye muscles is the resu ...

The trochlear nerve (fourth cranial nerve) is vital for eye movement and focusing. By strengthening this nerve, you can improve eye coordination and reduce strain. This blog post details five easy ...

Jointly active when it matters: Nerve cells in the eye work together to recognize contrast and movements by Lena Bösch, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Georg-August-Universität ...

Rapid side-to-side eye movements can help stabilize posture, avoid falls and maintain balance for people with Parkinson's disease, just as they can for healthy people. This seemingly ...

Your eye is made up of three nerves that control the movement of your eyes, the location of your eyelids, and the size of your pupils. These nerves are the oculomotor nerve, the trochlear nerve ...

The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye. It controls the movements of the superior oblique muscle, which helps your eye move down ...

The oculomotor, trochlear and abducens nerves are exclusively motor nerves that are concerned with eye movement. The oculomotor nerve also innervates the upper eyelid and provides the motor response ...

1 Introduction Lateral rectus and superior oblique muscles govern horizontal and torsional eye movements, respectively. While each of these muscles are innervated by a single motor nucleus of the ...

The oculomotor nerve enables most of your eye movements, some aspects of vision, and raising the eyelid. It's the third cranial nerve and works with cranial nerves four (trochlear) and five ...