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INTRODUCTION: Mobius syndrome is characterized by damage in the nucleus of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, with subsequent facial palsy and abduction limitation of the eyes. The aim of this article is to describe the ophthalmological findings of the Mobius syndrome in Mexican children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, retrospective, observational and descriptive study was conducted. A review was made of the clinical charts of patients with Mobius syndrome who were seen in the National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico, between the years 2000 and 2010. RESULTS: A total of 64 charts were reviewed. The most important findings were eye abduction limitation (100%), facial palsy (100%), esotropia (54%), epicanthus (51.5%), entropion (22%), and history of use of abortion inducers in the mother in the first trimester of pregnancy (28%). We also found exotropia and hypertropia in some cases. CONCLUSIONS: Mobius syndrome has a wide spectrum of ophthalmological manifestations that are important to detect early in order to improve function and esthetics.
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Eye Diseases/etiology , Mobius Syndrome/complications , Mobius Syndrome/diagnosis , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
CASE REPORT: A 5-year-old male presented with bilateral poor vision, esotropia and a previous diagnosis of cataract since he was 1 year old. The physical examination revealed bilateral posterior paracentric capsule opacification, vitreous cavity with a permeable pulsatile blood filled hyaloid artery in both eyes. He was kept under observation. DISCUSSION: Persistent hyaloid artery is an uncommon faulty primary vitreous regression, often unilateral (although it may be bilateral) and sporadic, associated with microphthalmos. It may be complicated with glaucoma and phthisis bulbi. Vitrectomy plus lensectomy or simple observation are the accepted treatment options.
