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lateral rectus
noun
A muscle in the orbit of the eye.
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To compare the surgical outcomes of unilateral lateral rectus recession medial rectus resection (RR) and unilateral lateral rectus recession (ULR) for intermittent exotropia of ≤20 prism diopters (PD).
The motor function of the abducens nerve is to contract the lateral rectus which results in abduction of the eye.
To evaluate the effect of isolated medial and lateral rectus muscle surgery on eye lid position.
An example of this is the retractor bulbi muscle, which is derived from the lateral rectus muscle.
To conduct a comparison of the long-term surgical outcomes of bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR) vs unilateral lateral rectus recession medial rectus resection (RR) in treatment of intermittent exotropia.
To determine why lateral rectus (LR) muscle recession has a variable effect on binocular alignment using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
To employ magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to seek evidence of compartmental lateral rectus atrophy consistent with a lesion involving selective denervation of only 1 of the 2 neuromuscular compartments of the lateral rectus.
To evaluate the long-term results of 2-muscle surgery in children with primary large-angle exotropia, comparing 10 mm bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR) with unilateral lateral rectus recession-medial rectus resection (recess/resect).
To report a case of accessory lateral rectus muscle in a patient with congenital third-nerve palsy.
To compare the long-term surgical outcomes of augmented bilateral lateral rectus (LR) recession with original surgery.
Background: The abducens nucleus directly innervates the lateral rectus muscle and plays a role in controlling conjugate horizontal eye movements.
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