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 ...

trochlear or abducens nerve palsies respectively. CN VI palsies occur more commonly in MS than CN III or IV palsies. Lack of pain Ischemic optic neuropathy, NMO-associated optic neuritis ...