How successful is surgery for Duane syndrome?
Surgery cannot fix the problem of nerves that go the wrong way and wire up the eye muscles incorrectly. By moving the eye muscles surgery can compensate for the miswiring. Because surgery doesn’t “really” fix the problem, surgery cannot restore normal eye movement, but surgery can (and usually does) substantially improve the situation. The full effect of the surgery may take some weeks to become apparent. There is a low incidence of unexpected or inadequate results – results that may require further surgery within weeks or even years later.
