Summary of extra ocular eye muscles, their innervation and action. Note where there are multiple eye movements the primary movement is listed first| Eye muscle | Innervation | Eye movement |
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| Superior rectus | Oculomotor (CN III) | Elevation, intortion and adduction |
| Medial rectus | Oculomotor (CN III) | Adduction |
| Inferior rectus | Oculomotor (CN III) | Depression,extortion and adduction |
| Inferior oblique | Oculomotor (CN III) | Extortion, elevation and abduction |
| Superior oblique | Trochlear (CN IV) | Intortion, depression and abduction |
| Lateral rectus | Abducens (CN VI) | Abducton |
Right eye shown. Note the arrows depicting the rotational movement around the pupil. This is intortion (medial rotation) and extortion (lateral rotation). It is the primary movement of the obliques
Diagram illustrating lateral view of extra-ocular eye muscles
