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The patients had no abduction deficiency. The RM angles were measured between the major axes of the horizontal and vertical RMs relative to the vertical and horizontal planes, respectively. The positions of the RM pulleys relative to the center of the globe were analyzed as previously described.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The mean age of the patients was 75.8 \u00b1 4.5 years (standard deviation). The average axial length was 23.6 \u00b1 0.6 mm. The lateral rectus (LR) muscle angle (22 \u00b1 6\u00b0) had moderate negative correlations with the inferior displacement of the inferior rectus (IR), superior rectus (SR), and LR pulleys (r =\u2013\u00a00.63,\u2013\u00a00.45, and\u2013\u00a00.45, respectively); however, no change was observed in the medial rectus (MR) pulley (r =\u2013\u00a00.41). No correlations were found between the angles of the SR (4 \u00b1 8\u00b0), IR (\u2013\u00a013 \u00b1 8\u00b0), and MR (\u2013\u00a01 \u00b1 6\u00b0) muscles and the positions of the RM pulleys.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Given the correlation between increased LR muscle angle and inferior displacement of adjacent RM pulleys in SES, the LR muscle angle may serve as a diagnostic clue, even when inferior displacement is not identifiable on MRI. 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