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How many muscles are in the eye?

Updated: 11/15/2022
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Orbital muscles of the eye include:

Superior Oblique
Inferior Oblique
Superior rectus
inferior rectus
lateral rectus
medial rectus
Levator Palpebrae superioris (controls eyelid)

So 17 muscles control the movement of the eyeball.

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