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Duane syndrome (DS) is a rare, congenital eye movement disorder most commonly characterized by the inability of the eye to turn out. Most patients are diagnosed by the age of 10 years and DS is more common in girls (60 percent of the cases) than boys (40 percent of the cases). The syndrome was named for Alexander Duane who identified it in 1905.
DS is a miswiring of the eye muscles, causing some eye muscles to contract when they shouldn't and other eye muscles not to contract when they should. People with DS have a limited (and sometimes absent) ability to move the eye outward toward the ear (abduction) and, in most cases, a limited ability to move the eye inward toward the nose (adduction).
Often, when the eye moves toward the nose, the eyeball also pulls into the socket (retraction), the eye opening narrows and, in some cases, the eye will move upward or downward. Many patients with DS develop a face turn to maintain binocular vision and compensate for improper turning of the eyes.
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Children's Hospital Boston - A description, photograph and review of the genetics of Duane syndrome.
Duane Retraction Syndrome - A description of DRS, with clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and treatment. From University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
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Duane Retraction Syndrome - A discussion and support network for those affected by the syndrome.
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NORD: Duane Syndrome - Offers the synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
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