title: [Surgical treatment in a case of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose is to discuss the surgical result in a case with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) associated with strabismus and diplopia. The authors present a patient with mitochondrial myopathy and CPEO who was treated using adjustable recessions with local anaesthesia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Five months after surgery improvement in ductions were maintained and there was no diplopia or torticollis. We support operating these cases with CPEO associated with strabismus. The adjustable suture technique allowed us a satisfactory result in immediate postoperative.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Sección de Estrabismo, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
authors.lastname: Gómez De Liaño P
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conejero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017246:Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External / Q000601:surgery*