The data regarding the general thickness measurements of the extraocular muscles MR, LR, and IR, as well as those of the SC, are presented in Table 1. In both eyes, the mean values were highest for ...

We then sent photos to five experts of each quadrant (nasal, temporal, superior, and inferior) of each eye before and after the adaptations. Photos corresponding to the compression classifications ...

A muscle that we thought served no purpose beyond enabling some people to wiggle their ears is actually active when we are trying hard to listen ...

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

Static stretching and muscle growth caused a stir in bodybuilding circles last year when a study compared a stretching protocol to resistance training, and found those in the stretching group ...

People with aphantasia lack the ability to summon crisp images in their "mind's eye." But even though they can't visualize in this way, the blueprints for those imaginary images might still be ...

People with MS may experience a variety of vision issues, including inflammation of the optic nerve, double vision, and involuntary twitching of the eye muscles. Multiple sclerosis (MS ...

Pausing near work and looking at something in the distance gives tired, tight muscles time to relax. "Luckily, eye strain is temporary," said Raj Maturi, an ophthalmologist at Midwest Eye ...

Light sensitivity in one eye could occur for many reasons, ranging from minor injuries, dry eye, and migraine to more serious conditions, such as multiple sclerosis. Light sensitivity, or ...