We present a case of rupture of the lateral rectus that followed a violent assault. Rupture of the lateral rectus is an infrequently encountered injury in isolation from other ocular injuries. The ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the motor, sensory, functional, and head posture results of recession of the lateral rectus muscle contralateral to the involved eye in patients with exotropic ...

A 6-year-old white girl was referred to ophthalmology for evaluation of her left eye. Three days prior she had awoken with an eyelid that was partially swollen shut due to orbital edema and ecchymosis ...

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 ...