mietens syndrome mietens syndrome mietens syndrome is a autosomal recessive disorder first described by mietens and weber. the condition is named after a german physician named carl mietens. mietens syndromeother names intellectual disability, mietens-weber type mietens-weber syndrome corneal opacity, nystagmus, flexion contracture of the elbows, growth failure, and mental retardation mental retardation syndrome, mietens weber type this condition is inherited via an autosomal recessive pattern only 9 cases have been reported. symptoms and signs intellectual disability flat feet crossed eyes severe postnatal growth retardation nystagmus narrow nose short forearm bones absent proximal radial epiphyses autosomal recessive inheritance dislocated radial head sclerocornea has been reported in this condition. history in 1966, carl mietens and helge weber reported cases of four children, 3 sisters and 1 brother. who suffered from a cluster of congenital anomalies and mental retardantion. in 2006, two documented has been reported.