... It is considered as a "rare desease". Around 6% of the people in Europe have strabismus. And among these only 1% suffer from Duanes. Thus, 0.06% of the...
Hi all. First of all, welcome to all the new members. Someone recently made the comment that the doctors know best. I would like to qualify that by saying that...
Thank you very much, Mike and everybody on this site, for your support! I'm so glad I found this group. It's been very helpful! Katerina ... and ... days ......
Liane, I agree that some doctors prefer MRR only because they don't have any experience with VRT. This is why it is really important to make a lot of research...
Hi Katerina -- I'm really glad that you were able to get all that good advice before making your decision. Our experience with POs was pretty different. The...
Hi Marie I have had type 1 Duanes for 64 years, and so far it hasn't got worse! I did have corrective surgery when I was a child in the early 1940's and have...
Hi Liane, I totally understand how you must have felt with your second son after what you've been through. It's great that he's fine! Answering your question,...
Thanks Katerina! My understanding was that MRR didn't give any lateral movement at all, although I think that one other person on this board posted that her ...
According to the Engle Lab, duanes patients make up about 1-5% of all people with strabismus (eye motility disorders). I don't know how common strabismus is...
And I am totally stymied by the fact that I know at least four people with it, this list notwithstanding!!!! So glad we have the internet to bring so many of...
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Pat, This is very reassuring to know, Thank you! We were told at the time my daughter was diagnosed, that the Duanes would likely get worse as she became an...
... In my case Duanes is a genetic defect. This is often the case. So it wouldn't be surprising if the other four people are relatives of yours? Regards, ...
well, I got the answer for myself... duane's or any type of strabismus for that matter are automatic disqualifiers in the military so much for having dreams......
I'm so sorry to hear of your disappointment. What about a civil career in an area that supports the military? In a message dated 2/1/2005 1:12:42 PM Central...
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So far they think it's a dominant gene when it's genetic, and the only one of the four (three besides my daughter) is a second cousin -- with no other cases in...
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... The muster before I had to go to the military service didn't consider strabismus as a reason for disqualification. Then, after two months, a military...
hi~ Just so you know, it really doesnt affect life..or at least it hasnt for me. If you have DS you just learn to cope with it. It becomes a natural part of...
I have noticed that everyone talks about their children's PO. My daughter Megan (2 yrs old) was diagnosed Duane's Type 3 by an opthamologist. We don't have...
Hi Jodie It's good that you are going to let the teacher know of your daughter's Duanes as it will help her to help your daughter. Over the years I have...
Hi! I would just like to make a suggestion. When your children are at school, ask the teacher to sit them in a place where they can see him/her without alot of...
Well, thanks so much! I am leaning toward an operation for her but have to research alot more on this. She wants to get into commercials and movies but with...
"someone" didn't recently make that comment, I did. i guess i should have written a lengthy response stating that the doctor had to be familiar with all...
Hi all its been a long time for me: I was just searching the net for more information on Duane's and came across this site that explains what it is and how it...
Hi Mike. I didn't mean to cause offense. But so many of us are taught to trust our doctors, and so many of us have learned that the local POs really aren't on...
Hi! I am 35 and have had trouble all my life with double vision, no vision and one eye being farsighted and the other being near sighted. Neither eye will do...
... You said you have Duane's in the right eye? All of the studies I have read have said it is normally in the left eye. I have run into about 5 woman in my...
We had a discussion on this list a few years ago, in which we speculated about all kinds of stars' eye conditions (possible Duane's). I can't remember who ...
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I'm Andrea, mother of Whitney, 9 months old (Type 1, right eye). Just wanted to write to thank you, Ashleigh, for recommending the Duke Eye Center for a second...
