Eye Movements Flashcards
Importance of eye movements
- the eyes move to initiate and maintain fixation by directing the line of sight
- important to keep image on the retina
- both eyes should get image at the same time
- important for following objects
Listing Plane
- imaginary coronal plane through the center of the globe
- globe rotates on the axis of Fick
X,Y, and Z Axis
X-eye rotates up and down
Y-torsional rotations. top of the eye rotates clockwise or counter clockwise
Z-eye rotates left and right
Duction
- movement of one eye around the axes of fick
- monocular
- close one eye and have one eye look in all the directions
Version
- binocular
- simultaneous and conjugate movement of both eyes
Torsion
Twist of the eye clockwise of counter clockwise
- intorsion-top of the eye rotates towards nose
- Extorsion-top of the eye rotates away from nose
Conjugate eye movement
- binocular
- visual axis of both eyes are in the same direction to maintain fixation with both eyes.
Vergence
- disconjugate eye movement
- visual axes rotate in opposite directions
- convergence-both rotate in
- divergence-both rotate out
Extraocular muscles numbers
EOM
- 4 recti muscles
- 2 oblique muscles
- FOR EACH EYE
Horizontal recti muscles
- in primary gaze, horizontal movement around Z axis
- medial and lateral
Medial Rectus
- moves the eye to the nose
- adduction
- innervated by oculomotor nerve
- inserts 5.5mm from nasal limbus
Lateral Rectus
- Moves the eye away from the nose
- aBduction
- innervated by abducent nerve
- inserts 6.9mm from temporal limbus
Vertical Recti
- still about Z axis
- superior and inferior rectus
Superior rectus
- move eye up
- elevation
- secondary-intorsion. tertiary-aDduction
- oculomotor nerve
- 7.7mm from superior limbus
Inferior Rectus
-moves eye down
-depression
secondary-extorsion. tertiary-aDduction
-oculomotor nerve
-6.5mm from inferior limbus