ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Moebius Syndrome is a rare congenital disorder with the primary diagnostic criteria of bilateral limited ocular abduction with or without esotropia, seventh nerve upper motor neuron palsy, sixth nerve palsy and twelft nerve palsy with atrophy of tongue. Some patients have orofacial anomalies and limb malformations. Mental retardation and autism have been reported. Material and methods: Our case of Moebius syndrome (a 28 years old female) has been evaluated. The patient had been esotropia (nearly 40 degree) and bilateral limited abduction. She had abnormalty of the hands and feet. Both eyes had been found to have normal elevation and depression. Visual acuities were normal. Results: Esotropia had successfuly corrected by surgical recession of both medial recti muscle. Satisfactory result was obtained. Conclusion: In this poster, we present our patient’s face and eyes appearence as well as her limb abnormalities pictures. Also, we mention the teratment of this rare syndrome.