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lateral rectus muscle

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Noun1.lateral rectus musclelateral rectus muscle - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
eye muscle, ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball


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The patient presented with a complete loss of vision in one eye and lateral rectus muscle palsy, but no nasal symptoms.
Initial complaints are usually related to vision and can be attributed to the lesion's lateral extension and subsequent involvement of the VIth cranial nerve, which can lead to palsy of the lateral rectus muscle.
 
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