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• Rev. bras. oftalmol. 75 (1) • Jan-Feb 2016 • https://doi.org/10.5935/0034-7280.20160014 linkcopy

Open-access Miogenic ptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

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    ABSTRACT

    The authors report a case of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, an autosomal dominant genetic disease, which leads to miogenic ptosis. This patient presented bilateral palpebral ptosis and dysphagia and underwent ptosis surgical treatment, with a good functional and aesthetic result.

    Keywords: Blepharoptosis/surgery; Muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal; Dysphagia; Oculomotor muscles/physiopathology; Case reports

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