The function of the abducens nerve is to move your lateral rectus muscle. This lets your eye rotate away from the center of your body and look to the left or right. Sometimes called the abducent ...

[143] Lesions within the brainstem may cause injury to the CN III, CN IV or CN VI nuclei or fascicles resulting in oculomotor, trochlear or abducens nerve palsies respectively. CN VI palsies occur ...