title: Eye movements associated with eye closure. I. Normal subjects.
abstract: Eye movements associated with eye closure were studied in 36 normal adults, and they were recorded by DC amplifiers of ENG. (1) Eyes moved 64 +/- 17 degrees upward and were adducted 15 +/- 7 degrees when eyes were closed. (2) The vertical eye position was held upwards in 33 persons and slightly turned down in 3 persons. (3) The superior rectus and inferior oblique muscles worked together during eye closure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005133:Eye Movements; D005143:Eyelids / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000502:physiology*