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Duane Syndrome: Multimedia

Author: Arun Verma, MD, Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr Daljit Singh Eye Hospital, India
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Updated: Mar 20, 2008

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An individual diagnosed with Duane syndrome in the left eye. In this image, the affected person is attempting to look far right. Notice the afflicted left eye faces straight and up (an "upshoot"), rather than following the right eye to the right.

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Further Reading

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Keywords

DS, Duane's syndrome, Duane retraction syndrome, DRS, congenital retraction syndrome, DRS, Stilling-Turk-Duane retraction syndrome, Duane radial dysplasia syndrome, Duane-Stilling-Turk syndrome, Stilling's syndrome, Stilling syndrome, Turk's syndrome, Turk syndrome, Turk-Stilling syndrome, Duane 1, Duane 2, Duane 3

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