congenital
Brown's syndrome
Brown is a rare form of strabismus characterized by limited elevation of the affected eye. The disorder may be , or acquired. Brown syndrome is caused by a malfunction of the superior oblique muscle, causing the eye to have difficulty moving up, particularly during adduction. Harold W. Brown first described the disorder in 1950 and initially named it the "superior oblique sheath syndrome".
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