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  • Isolated bilateral absence of the inferior rectus muscle is a rare condition that leads to eye movement issues and distinctive head positioning from a young age.
  • A 45-year-old woman showed symptoms like bilateral ptosis and limited eye movement but maintained a normal head posture.
  • After surgery that repositioned the horizontal rectus muscles, her symptoms visibly improved.

Article Abstract

Isolated bilateral absence of the inferior rectus muscle is a rare congenital anomaly. The usual presentation of this disorder involves apparent ocular deviations and abnormal head posture from an early age. A 45-year-old woman presented with a bilateral ptosis and lower scleral show. She had a limitation of infraduction in both eyes but was orthophoric in the primary position and had a normal head posture. Ocular motility testing and imaging confirmed a diagnosis of bilateral absence of the inferior rectus muscle; the ptosis was assumed to be a pseudoptosis. The inferior half of the horizontal rectus muscles was transposed inferiorly in both eyes. Postoperatively there was marked improvement of the bilateral ptosis and lower scleral show.

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