Neuro-opthalmological aspect of ocular motor abnormalities

Authors

  • V. A. Vasyuta The State Institution "Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"; Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • V. V. Biloshytsky The State Institution "Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"; Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • O. V. Korobova Donetsk National Medical University, Ministry of Health of Ukraine; Kramatorsk (Ukraine)
  • A. P. Huk The State Institution "Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"; Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • V. M. Zhdanova The State Institution "Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"; Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • M. V. Kadzhaia The State Institution "Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"; Kyiv (Ukraine)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202165255

Keywords:

ocular motor abnormalities, the ocular motor, abducens, and trochlear nerves, causes, diplopia

Abstract

The paper presents anatomical features of ocular motor nerves (cranial nerves III, IV, and VI). Vascular abnormalities are major causes of ocular motor abnormalities and include microvascular lesions, aneurysms of brain vessels,  a pathology in the vertebrobasilar territory, brain neoplasms (particularly, those of the cerebellopontine angle, skull base and pituitary gland), and head trauma. Inflammation, myasthenia, endocrine ophthalmopathy, and demyelination are minor causes of ocular motor abnormalities. Ocular motor abnormalities should be differentiated from ocular motor lesions at the level of the medial longitudinal bundle such as internuclear ophthalmoplegia.

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2025-09-19

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Vasyuta, V.A. et al. 2025. Neuro-opthalmological aspect of ocular motor abnormalities. Journal of Ophthalmology (Ukraine). 6 (Sep. 2025), 52–55. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202165255.

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