ophthalmoplegia: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	extraocular muscle palsy

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An anatomical illustration of the right eye shows the eyeball and surrounding bones with labeled muscles, including the superior, inferior, medial, and lateral rectus, superior and inferior oblique, levator palpebrae superioris, and the trochlea.

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves that function to control the muscles and sense organs of the head and thoracic region. Several of these, including the third, fourth, and sixth nerves, control muscles that move the eye.

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