Ptosis, ophthalmoplegia and corneal endothelial disease – ocular manifestations of mitochondrial disease

Ptosis, ophthalmoplegia and corneal endothelial disease – ocular manifestations of mitochondrial disease

Purpose: To describe two patients with bilateral ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, cataracts and corneal endothelial disease requiring corneal transplantation. Observations: Histopathological analysis of muscle biopsy samples from both patients identified features consistent with a mitochondrial cytopathy. A...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M. McElnea, Zelda S. Pick, Aoife C. Smyth, Louis J. Stevenson, Penny A. McKelvie, Michael S. Loughnan, Alan A. McNab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Subjects:
Ptosis
Ophthalmoplegia
Mitochondrial disease
Corneal endothelial disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993621000827

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