Impaired ocular adduction

What it means

Reduced ability to move the eye in the direction of the nose.

Contraction of the medial rectus pulls the eye towards the nose (adduction or medial movement).

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category