Surgical management of enophthalmos in Duane syndrome

Duane syndrome is a congenital disorder of eye movement characterized by partial or absent development of the sixth cranial nerve nucleus and/or the sixth nerve itself. Patients often undergo procedures, both surgical and nonsurgical, to correct ocular misalignment and improve the resulting visual p...

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Published in:	The Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 518 - 519
Main Authors:	Pagnoni, Mario, Marenco, Marco, Bartoli, Davina, Terenzi, Valentina, Cassoni, Andrea, Valentini, Valentino, Fadda, Maria Teresa, Iannetti, Giorgio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-03-2013
Subjects:	Dentistry Duane Retraction Syndrome - surgery Enophthalmos - surgery Female Humans Middle Aged
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Summary:	Duane syndrome is a congenital disorder of eye movement characterized by partial or absent development of the sixth cranial nerve nucleus and/or the sixth nerve itself. Patients often undergo procedures, both surgical and nonsurgical, to correct ocular misalignment and improve the resulting visual problems. We present a case report of a 49-year-old woman with left-sided Duane syndrome who underwent aesthetic surgical correction of enophthalmos.
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ISSN:	1049-2275 1536-3732
DOI:	10.1097/SCS.0b013e318280221d