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
(A) Fundus photography of the right eye showing a circumscribed yellow-orange choroidal mass located along the inferotemporal vascular arcade. (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrating a dome-shaped choroidal mass with subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelium alterations, cystoid macular edema, and outer retinal damage.
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 2026-10-25], pp.61-63. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/miogenic-ptosis-in-oculopharyngeal-muscular-dystrophy/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
