The tendon width of the lateral rectus muscle can be a useful indicator of the effect of unilateral lateral rectus recession in intermittent exotropia. 1 The aim of this study was to determine whether ...

To verify the effect of unilateral lateral rectus recession for each millimeter according to the tendon width in intermittent exotropia. Included in this study were 37 patients (37 eyes) who had ...

In the orbit of the eye, also called the eye socket, the lateral rectus muscle helps move the pupil away from the body’s midline. The muscle inserts into the temporal (outer) side of the eyeball and ...

Duane syndrome can be classified into 3 types. Type I consists of limited abduction, intact adduction, and frequent primary position esotropia. Type II is extremely rare and is characterized by poor ...

The treatment of intermittent exotropia is generally surgical. Nonsurgical measures may be indicated to optimize sensory conditions before surgery, or, when delay of surgery may be preferred, such as ...

A 4-year-old girl was referred to our practice after getting hit in the right eye with a clothes hanger 3 days before, which was witnessed by friends who were baby-sitting the child. The eye was noted ...

Background During antenatal period, many woman experience an increase of inter-rectus muscle distance (IRD) due to a weakening of the linea alba, considering a widening of >2 cm pathological.

How to get abs? It all boils down to genetics. And planks. Six-pack abs are often held up as the pinnacle of fitness — if your middle shows those segmented muscles, you must be fit, right? Wrong. What ...

The lateral femoral circumflex artery supplies oxygenated blood to the anterior (front) and middle portions of the thigh muscles. It typically branches off from the deep femoral artery, although in a ...

The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four major muscles that make up the quadriceps, or the front part of your upper leg. Strengthening the rectus femoris, in particular, can help stabilize your ...