Eliza complained of double vision and went to see her optometrist. The optometrist tested the function of various eye muscles and discovered that Eliza could not move her right eye medially. Which muscle may be injured?

a. superior oblique
b. lateral rectus
c. medial rectus
d. inferior oblique


c. medial rectus

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