Case of the week 70 ( August 2012 )
Möbius syndrome
14 years old boy complains of inability to
move his eyes to right and left , his father
stated that this disorder was discovered since
early childhood , he was examined by many
ophthalmologists with no beneficial treatment,
VA is 6/6 OU , normal fundus , emmetropic
cyclorefraction.
No history of any other illness.
See video of this patient
Möbius syndrome (also spelled Moebius)
is an extremely rare congenital neurological
disorder which is characterized by facial
paralysis and the inability to move the eyes
from side to side. Most people with Möbius
syndrome cannot form facial expressions. Limb
and chest wall abnormalities sometimes occur
with the syndrome. Most people with Möbius
syndrome have normal intelligence, although
their lack of facial expression is sometimes
incorrectly taken to be due to dullness or
unfriendliness.
Many people with Möbius syndrome lead full lives
and experience personal and professional
success.Facial expression is important in social
interaction, and other people may have
difficulty recognizing the emotions of people
with Möbius. A person with Möbius syndrome who
cannot smile may appear unfriendly or
uninterested in a conversation. However, friends
and family who are familiar with the person with
Möbius syndrome learn to recognize other signals
of emotion such as body language, and they
sometimes report forgetting that the person has
facial paralysis altogether.
الموقع المصري للحول
وامراض الجهاز الحركي للعين
The Egyptian Site of
Strabismus & Oculomotor Disorders
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