The Clinical Features of Korean Patients with Duane's Retraction Syndrome.
10.3341/kjo.2005.19.2.132
- Author:
Won Ho PARK
1
;
Dae Hyun SON
;
Sang Won YOON
;
Seung Hee BAEK
;
Sang Mook KONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Myung-Gok Eye Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. slitlamp2@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical features;
Duane's retraction syndrome;
Racial and regional differences
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
*Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Duane Retraction Syndrome/*complications/ethnology/*physiopathology;
Esotropia/*complications;
Exotropia/*complications;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
2005;19(2):132-135
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical features of Duane's retraction syndrome (DRS) in Korean patients. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the 78 DRS cases that presented to our department between 1995 and 2004. The clinical features investigated included sex distribution, laterality, type of presentation, deviation in primary position, anomalous vertical movements, face turn, amblyopia and anisometropia. RESULTS: There were 38 (48.7%) affected males and 40 (51.3%) females. Left eye predominance (83.3%) was observed, as was type I presentation (85.9%). Orthotropia was found to be the most common primary position in 46 cases (59.0%). Face turn in unilateral DRS was noted in 13 patients (17.1%). There were 6 cases (7.7%) with anisometropia and 4 (5.1%) with amblyopia. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical manifestations of DRS in our study were different from those of equivalent Caucasian studies yet similar to those previously reported for Asian groups. Racial and regional differences were noted, for which further research is needed to elaborate the reasons and mechanisms.
