title: Möbius syndrome: surgical treatment for eyelid dysfunction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Möbius syndrome is a heterogeneous congenital disorder that is linked to bilateral palsies of the cranial nerves VI and VII, resulting in congenital facial paralysis sometimes associated with impaired ocular abduction.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 44-year-old woman with Möbius syndrome and inferior recurrent keratitis secondary to scleral show in both eyes. We decided to use a cartilage graft from the ear in the inferior eyelid to avoid eyelid retraction and scleral show.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with Möbius syndrome have a severe dysfunction of their facial mimic. Their treatment must be individualized, depending on their age, clinical examination and symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Sección de Oculoplástica y Dacriología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lopez-Valverde
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Sección de Oculoplástica y Dacriología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jarrin-Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Sección de Oculoplástica y Dacriología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruz-Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Sección de Oculoplástica y Dacriología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Encarnacion
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mateos-Sanchez
keywords: Eyelid dysfunction; Inferior recurrent keratitis; Möbius syndrome; Scleral show