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The abducens nerve (6th cranial nerve) controls a single extraocular muscle; the lateral rectus. The lateral rectus is primarily responsible for abducting the eye. A palsy of the abducens nerve is the most common ocular motor paralysis; the affected eye turns inward toward the nose and is unable to abduct properly.The deviation is constant and is typically greater at distance fixation than at near