Superior Oblique

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SO
Pronunciation
/suˈpɪriər əˈblik/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Clinical Analysis of Congenital Bilateral Superior Oblique(SO) Palsies and Surgical Treatment
  2. Objective To observe the effect of anterior transposition of the inferior oblique in the treatment of congenital superior oblique palsy.
  3. Objective To observe superior oblique muscle at the scleral insertion.
  4. The superior oblique tendon telescopes and is surrounded by a vascular sheath that could be easily traumatized.
  5. Alternatively, prolonged traction on soft tissue near the trochlea could cause swelling of the vascular sheath, fibrosis, and hypomobility of the superior oblique tendon.

Other meanings of SO