Ocular myopathy with palpebral ptosis.
In 50% of patients with ocular myopathy with palpebral ptosis there is a familial occurrence. Only a few reports demonstrate several cases in a single family, however. Five patients within 1 family who had operations are discussed in this article. Methods used were levator resection and levator tucking. Follow-up results 9 years postoperatively were considered good to very good, and there were no signs of recurrence of the palpebral ptosis at that time.
Olenius
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nylén
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D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*