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Duane syndrome of the left eye. Upper panel, before surgery in the left eye. Lower panel, after surgery in the left eye. Esotropia and face turn were markedly reduced and abduction improved

Duane syndrome of the left eye. Upper panel, before surgery in the left eye. Lower panel, after surgery in the left eye. Esotropia and face turn were markedly reduced and abduction improved

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Purpose To assess the effect of lateral rectus muscle resection on abduction in Duane retraction syndrome (DRS) type 1. Methods The medical records of patients with DRS type 1 were reviewed retrospectively. Fifteen patients who underwent lateral rectus resection were included. Prism and cover test and the Krimsky test were used to detect deviation...

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