Ocular Motility System

Actions of Extraocular muscles :

synergists ,
antagonists & Yoke muscle :

( is
Synergists : These muscles have the similar
primary
action in the same eye
.

As
Superior rectus & Into oblique
-

action the
dis
Antagonists : These have
opposite in same

eye
.

As Medial & lateral Reck muscles

'
-
-

ciiii Yoke Muscles : ( contralateral synergists ) :

Refers to

a
pair of muscles ( one
from each
eye )
which act

simultaneously in
conjugate movements
of two

eye
.

◦ Six pairs of yoke muscles are :

 Types of Fixation movement :

Versions : movements in which both

Iii
Eye eyes move in

the same direction are called Versions .

These include :

Saccades rapid conjugate movements

• -

They are
eye .

They are two

types -

Voluntary &
Reflex saccades .

•
Smooth pursuit ( following eye movements ) : these

are
voluntary and slow conjugate eye movements

Vesti but ocular ( VOR )

•
Reflex
◦
Opto kinetic movement ,
these are slow reflexive
movements
( involuntary ) conjugate .

cii , Vergence : These are slow and dis

conjugate eye
movements

which the
in
eye
moves in
opposite directions .

Includes :
Convergence Divergence
°

,
 Laws Ocular movements
governing
:

Innervation
of equal
law equal
lis
Hering 's :
A/c to it ,
an

and simultaneous innervation brain

flows from the

to a
pair of yoke muscles during conjugate
movements .

extroversion later us rectus and

As _

During D
right
rectus receive innervation
left medial equal .

law of
(in
Sherrington 's Reciprocal inner rations :

Ale to it .
during eye
movements an increased

flow of innervation to the contracting muscle is

accompanied by decreased flow of innervation to
a

antagonist muscle .

dextro version increased flow to

As :
During an
right
LR and left MR is
accompanied by decreased

flow to
right MR &
left LR .