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Joubert Syndrome with Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular Muscles: A Child with Exotropia, Ptosis, and an Abnormal MRI

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A 3-year-old boy presented for his annual pediatric ophthalmology examination in the setting of complex strabismus. He had been followed since 3 months of age for strabismus which was noted by his parents at birth.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dr. Elizabeth Engle, Dr. Mary Whitman, and Brenda Barry for their expertise and inputs on this case.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Lingwei William Tao & Shivanand J. Sheth

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Gena Heidary

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    Paul H. Phillips

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Tao, L.W., Sheth, S.J. (2023). Joubert Syndrome with Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular Muscles: A Child with Exotropia, Ptosis, and an Abnormal MRI. In: Heidary, G., Phillips, P.H. (eds) Fundamentals of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16147-6_48

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