Open AccessHorizontal Rectus Muscle Anatomy in Naturally and Artificially Strabismic Monkeys
Author(s) -
Anita Narasimhan,
Lawrence Tychsen,
Vadims Poukens,
Joseph L. Demer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.06-0662
Subject(s) - anatomy , esotropia , strabismus , coronal plane , exotropia , extraocular muscles , sclera , medial rectus muscle , biology , medicine , ophthalmology
Structural abnormalities of extraocular muscles (EOMs) or their pulleys are associated with some forms of human strabismus. This experiment was conducted to investigate whether such abnormalities are associated with artificial or naturally occurring strabismus in monkeys.
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