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How Do Your Eyes Make Voluntary Movement- Six Eye Muscles You Should Know

The superior oblique muscle

There are two noteworthy oblique extraocular muscles in the eyes acting in combination with other extraocular muscles to facilitate eye movement. The superior oblique muscle is one of them. With an explicit function of internal/lateral rotation and depression, the superior oblique muscle loops through a pully-like structure and has an attachment to the posterior of the eye. The distinctive path makes it possible for eyes to move down and out uniquely. [7]