duane syndrome

[joeee438]

i was wondering if there is a surgery to completly fix this problem(duane  syndrome)?


This discussion is related to Duane's Syndrome questions.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Surgery will not make the eye normal but may help some. See strabismus Eye MD. Find one at www.aao.org

JCHI MD

[4ruby]

My daughter was recently, at 11 months, diagnosed with Duane's Syndrome. She has several other symptoms that I think may be attributable to this condition or perhaps another condition. I would very much appreciate responses regarding possible associations.

On the same side as her affected eye, the right, she has a droopy lower lip during certain expressions. She has what appears to be unprovoked tearing- what I used to think was a blocked lacrimal duct. Lastly, at now 12 months, she has no teeth. While she is "teething"- an upper central incisor is finally descending, there is absolutely no obvious sign of teeth in the lower jaw. She will be seeing a dentist next month.