Eye Parts
Eyeball Exterior
Diagram of external parts of the eye with descriptions
Front
6 muscles, move the eye into 9 different positions of gaze. There are 4 straight and 2 oblique muscles.
The two horizontal muscles move the eye left or right. The remaining muscles have a combined effect of vertical movement and partial rotation of the eye. This keeps the picture that we see straight when we tilt our head.
This right eye would move down and left if the pulley muscle acted, or up and left if the lowest (inferior oblique) muscle acted.
Back
The 4 straight muscles travel from the front white of the eye (sclera) back to the deepest part of the eye socket with the optic nerve.
The two oblique muscles attach to the back of the eye, internally this region is the sharp seeing part of the eye (the macula).
Eyeball Interior
Diagram of internal parts of the eye with descriptions
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Descriptions of the interior workings of the eye
Diagram showing different layers of the eye socket from the facial muscles backwards
This information site has been provided by varied UK and US eye doctors for patients with eye problems.
Once your eye doctor has made a diagnosis or recommended an investigation or treatment, then you will be able to find further explanation on this site.
It is not a self diagnosis centre. It should not be relied upon without taking professional advice.