Bifid right lateral rectus: a case report.

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Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Antalya, Turkey.

Published: June 2005

Abnormal insertions are the commonest cause of congenital defects in ocular motility. In this paper, a patient with a bifid right lateral rectus muscle is presented and discussed. To the best of our knowledge this patient is the first known case of an abnormal bifid lateral rectus muscle with no systemic association.

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