Duane's Retraction Syndrome Type 1: Lid Retraction
Creator
Kathleen B. Digre, MD
Contributors
Daniel M. Jacobson, MD (1956-2003)
Affiliation
(KBD) Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; (DMJ) Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Marshfield Clinic, University Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Subject
Duane's Retraction Syndrome Type 1; Duane's Syndrome
Description
Example of patients with Duane's Retraction Syndrome, Type 1. Description of components of Duane's Syndrome: limitation of abduction, variable limitation of adduction, and palpebral fissure narrowing and globe retraction with attempted adduction. Type 1 includes limited or absent abduction with normal adduction. First patient is shown gazing left and right to demonstrate these components. Second patient is shown attempting to adopt head positions where she is not diplopic.