Oculomotor Nerve Palsy

The oculomotor nerve is one of your 12

cranial nerves

. It is also known as the third cranial nerve. It is the nerve responsible for moving your eyeballs around, positioning your eyelids and

pupils

, and focusing your eyes. Many conditions can affect the third cranial nerve and cause its

palsy

. When it's paralyzed, you will suffer from double vision, drooping eyelid, and inability to move your eye in certain directions. This can happen due to diseases that affect the

blood supply to the nerve

, trauma, surgery, and compressing

aneurysm

or

tumor

.