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Ophthalmology Strabismus c07f2215

Which of the following is/are true about medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) and its lesion except

A
Unilateral lesion result in adduction palsy of opposite eye
B
MLF connects sixth cranial nerve nucleus of one side with the third cranial nerve nucleus of the other side
C
MLF is responsible for conjugate eye movements
D
It is an integral component of saccadic eye movements
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (a) Unilateral lesion result in adduction palsy of opposite eyeRef: Kanski 7/c, p. 839MLF lesion leads to contralateral gaze defect with ipsilateral adduction defect.It helps in horizontal gaze, that is both eyes moving towards right or left, Conjugate or version movement

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