Which statement about inferior rectus is NOT true?
Rectus muscle involvement in thyroid ophthalmopathy is well documented. The inferior rectus is the most frequently involved, followed by the medial, superior, and infrequently the lateral rectus. Lockwood ligament, the transverse fascial structure that suppos the eyeball, stabilizes it, providing the framework for inferior rectus and oblique muscles of the eye. Rest all the statements are true. pair of yoke muscles (1 in each eye ) IR(R)+SO (L)
Actions are depression, adduction and extorsion
It's yoke muscle is superior oblique
It is rarely involved in thyroid myopathy
It is connected to the lower lid by lockwood's ligament
Ocular Embryology& Anatomy