Duane's retraction syndrome associated with optic nerve hypoplasia.
A patient with unilateral Duane's retraction syndrome and optic nerve hypoplasia is presented. The occurrence of these anomalies not previously reported together in a patient, supports the hypothesis of a disturbance in embryogenesis during the second gestational month as the etiology of the retraction syndrome.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004370:Duane Retraction Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014792:Visual Acuity