Left inferior oblique

Looks like

A thin muscle curving under the eyeball from the front inner floor of the orbit to the back outer side of the eye.

What it does

Rolls the eye outward and lifts it, most when the eye looks toward the nose.

Keeping it well

Powered by the oculomotor nerve. Overaction is a common cause of squint in children; treatment by an eye specialist works best early.

Related conditions

• Blepharitis & styes
• Botulism
• Cataract
• Conjunctivitis
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Hyperthyroidism & Graves' disease
• Keratitis (corneal infection and ulcer)
• Keratoconus
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myasthenia gravis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Presbyopia
• Retinal detachment
• Retinoblastoma
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Sjögren's disease
• Squint & lazy eye
• Tetanus
• Uveitis & iritis