What is duane syndrome

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Skip main navigation Press Enter. Toggle navigation. Duane Syndrome. Print Version What is Duane Syndrome? What is the cause of Duane Syndrome? Duane syndrome is due to miswiring of nerves to the eye muscles. Who gets Duane Syndrome? What are the characteristics of Duane Syndrome? Is Duane syndrome hereditary? Are there different types of Duane Syndrome? Do Duane Syndrome patients have other eye problems? Do Duane Syndrome patients have non-ocular medical problems?

When is Duane Syndrome treated? The third cranial nerve controls the medial rectus muscle, the muscle that pulls the eye inward, as well as other muscles. What are the different types of Duane syndrome? In all three types, the opening of the eye narrows and the eyeball retracts when the eye moves inward By far the most common is Type I, in which, in addition to the retraction of the eye: there is limited or no ability to move the eye outward the eye has little to no difficulty moving inward the opening of the eye and widens when the person tries to move the eye outward In Type II Duane syndrome: there is limited or no ability to move the eye inward the eye has little to no difficulty moving outward In Type III Duane syndrome: there limited or no ability to move the eye either inward or outward Because the affected sixth cranial nerve cannot be repaired or replaced, there is no cure for Duane syndrome.

However, for people whose lives are significantly disrupted by the condition, surgery can be very helpful in: reducing or stopping the abnormal head posture many develop in an attempt to see better reducing the angle of strabismus misalignment of the eyes How we care for Duane syndrome Boston Children's Hospital is known nationwide for handling the most complex cases of Duane syndrome and related disorders.

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Birth defect that causes a hole in the innermost layer at the back of the eye. Cleft roof of mouth. Abnormal kidney location. Displaced kidney. Drooping lower lip. Outward turned lower lip. Asymmetry of face. Crooked face. Unsymmetrical face. Patchy loss of skin color. Underdeveloped outer large forearm bone. Cat eye. Abnormally small skull. Decreased circumference of cranium. Decreased size of skull. Reduced head circumference. Small head circumference. Cornea of eye less than 10mm in diameter.

Little lower jaw. Small jaw. Small lower jaw. Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic eye movements. Flat head syndrome. Flattening of skull. Rhomboid shaped skull.

Extra thumb. Drooping upper eyelid. Decreased length of neck. Muscle degeneration. Muscle wasting. Narrowing of passageway from outer ear to middle ear. Club feet. Club foot. Finger-like thumb. Neck webbing. Broad nasal bridge. Broad nasal root. Broadened nasal bridge. Increased breadth of bridge of nose.

Increased breadth of nasal bridge. Increased width of bridge of nose. Increased width of nasal bridge. Nasal bridge broad. Wide bridge of nose. Widened nasal bridge. Do you have more information about symptoms of this disease? We want to hear from you. Cause Cause. Duane syndrome is caused by an abnormality in the early development of the cranial nerve involved in eye movement.

The exact cause for this is unknown. In some cases, Duane syndrome is inherited from an affected parent. DNA changes known as pathogenic variants are responsible for making genes work incorrectly or sometimes, not at all. Inheritance Inheritance. In most cases, Duane syndrome is not inherited. The majority of cases of Duane syndrome occur in individuals with no history of the condition in the family.