Late spontaneous resolution of congenital Brown syndrome

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Scott R Lambert, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2010-08
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: © 2010 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.04.011
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of AAPOS
• ISSN: 1091-8531
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 373
• End Page: 375
• Grant/Funding Information: Supported in part by NIH Departmental Core Grant EY06360 and Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York.
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Opthamology

Abstract

Brown syndrome is characterized by restricted elevation in adduction. Congenital Brown syndrome is usually diagnosed during early childhood. It is believed to be due to an abnormality of the superior oblique tendon as it passes through the trochlea. The natural history of Brown syndrome is poorly characterized. Many patients with congenital Brown syndrome undergo strabismus surgery during childhood in an attempt to correct the problem surgically. This report describes spontaneous regression of congenital Brown syndrome in an adult.