A Comprehensive Guide To Duane Syndrome

Treatment Through Surgery

Unfortunately, surgery cannot completely fix a patient’s Duane syndrome as it cannot fix the miswired nerves. It can, however, adjust the eye muscles to compensate for the compromised nerves and reduce misalignment, including helping reduce upshoot and downshoot. Surgery can also improve the head turn or abnormal head position (success rate is estimated to be seventy-nine percent or more), and reduce the severity of eyeballs pulling back into the socket when the patient looks in towards their nose. Two examples of surgeries performed are horizontal muscle recession procedures and vertical rectus muscle transposition procedures. The surgery or surgeries chosen depend on the patient and their specific case.

Continue reading to learn about how patients can manage this disorder with lifestyle adjustments.