Ocular Muscle (Noun)
Meaning
One of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control the movement of the eye, specifically the rotation of the eyeball in the socket.
- When she had the accident, she suffered damage to the ocular muscle which left her with blurred vision and dizziness.
- One type of eye strain occurs when the ocular muscles get overworked and exhausted, especially during extended use of the computer.
- Studies show that children can learn to correct amblyopia if treatment starts before age 8 by retraining the brain to strengthen the connection with the weaker ocular muscle.
- Muscles responsible for rotating the eye in all directions, include superior and inferior oblique ocular muscles that cause torsional rotation of the eye.