inferior oblique overaction
An overaction or excessive contraction of the inferior oblique muscle, resulting in elevation or upturning of the eye when it adducts (looks inward). It can be primary/idiopathic or secondary to other conditions like superior oblique palsy.
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Nearby in the glossary
- idiopathic
- incomitant (strabismus)
- infacility of accommodation
- inferior oblique overaction