{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Eye Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"dreye","author_url":"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/author\/dreye\/","title":"extraocular muscles: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Eye Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GkH12PBdyk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/extraocular-muscles-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">extraocular muscles: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/extraocular-muscles-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=GkH12PBdyk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;extraocular muscles: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Eye Hospitals\" data-secret=\"GkH12PBdyk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"extraocular muscles are the small skeletal muscles that move each eye within the orbit (eye socket). They work together to aim both eyes at the same target so vision stays single and clear. Clinicians assess extraocular muscles during routine eye exams and when symptoms suggest eye misalignment. They are also central to conditions like strabismus (eye turn) and double vision."}