Yuna Rapoport, MD, MPH on Instagram: "The movement of the eye is controlled by six small muscles, known as the extraocular muscles, which are attached to the outer surface of the eyeball. These muscles work in pairs to allow the eye to move in different directions: 1. **Lateral Rectus**: Moves the eye outward (away from the nose). 2. **Medial Rectus**: Moves the eye inward (toward the nose). 3. **Superior Rectus**: Moves the eye upward. 4. **Inferior Rectus**: Moves the eye downward. 5. **Superi

VET DRUGS (PawsLyf) on Instagram: "Extraocular myositis (EOM) - primary inflammatory process affecting the extra ocular muscles in dogs. Clinical symptoms include acute-onset, bilateral, symmetrical exophthalmos. Young, large-breed dogs are commonly affected, notably the Golden Retriever. Clinical findings, notably exophthalmos secondary to swelling of the extraocular muscles help in the diagnosis of EOM. #vetdrugs_"