The treatment of intermittent exotropia is generally surgical. Nonsurgical measures may be indicated to optimize sensory conditions before surgery, or, when delay of surgery may be preferred, such as ...

Sixth nerve palsy is a nerve disorder. When your sixth nerve isn't working properly, it causes problems with the movement of your eye. Sixth nerve palsy is also known as lateral rectus palsy. Palsy is ...

A 73-year-old woman presented to the New England Eye Center for an evaluation of progressive esotropia of her left eye. She reported that her left eye had been turning inward for the past 40 years but ...

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 ...

A 12-year-old girl presented to the pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus service at the New England Eye Center for evaluation of long-standing strabismus and right eyelid ptosis. The patient had ...