cyclovertical muscles
The extraocular muscles responsible for vertical eye movements, including the superior and inferior rectus muscles, as well as the superior and inferior oblique muscles. These muscles work together to elevate, depress, and rotate the eyes, enabling vertical and torsional eye movements necessary for proper binocular vision and gaze stabilization.
Related terms
Nearby in the glossary
- cross fixation
- crowding phenomenon
- cycloplegia
- cyclovertical muscles