Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two combination procedures were effective in correcting unilateral congenital superior oblique muscle palsy, a ...

Your eye is made up of three nerves that control the movement of your eyes, the location of your eyelids, and the size of your pupils. These nerves are the oculomotor nerve, the trochlear nerve, and ...

E.K., a 60-year-old missionary working in Ecuador, developed sudden mild pain, diplopia and mild proptosis in her right eye. She was seen by local physicians who made a diagnosis of right frontal ...

The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Okayama University Medical School, and written consent was obtained from each patient or a parent when the patient was below the age 15. All ...

A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

The trochlear nerve is also known as cranial nerve IV (CN-IV). It is the only cranial nerve that emerges dorsally from the brain (near the back), giving it the longest pathway. It is the smallest ...