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.
Miogenic ptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
MacedoHCP, AraújoJRM, LeãoRFC, SilvaGR, LeiteCG. Miogenic ptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2016;75(1):61-3.
Macedo,Hellen Cristina Paraguassu; Araújo,José Ricardo Mouta; Leão,Roberto Freitas de Castro; Silva,Gabriel Ângelo Ribeiro da; Leite,Caroline Galvão. Miogenic ptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 75, n. 1, p. 61-63, Feb. 2016.
Macedo,H.C.P., Araújo,J.R.M., Leão,R.F.C., Silva,G.R. , & Leite,C.G. (2016). Miogenic ptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,75(1), 61-63.
Macedo,Hellen Cristina Paraguassu and Araújo,José Ricardo Mouta and Leão,Roberto Freitas de Castro and Silva,Gabriel Ângelo Ribeiro da and Leite,Caroline Galvão. Miogenic ptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2016, vol. 75, n. 1, [cited 2026-03-08], pp.61-63. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/miogenic-ptosis-in-oculopharyngeal-muscular-dystrophy/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
