title: [Mitochondrial myopathy: two case reports].
abstract: Mitochondrial myopathy is a genetic disorder characterized by chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia and upper eyelid, ptosis which occurs before 30 to 40 years of life. The authors reviewed the literature and reported two cases of reading diplopia in female patients.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Oftalmologia, Hospital de Olhos do Paraná, Curitiba, PR. saragrebos@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Sara Patrícia
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Grebos
authors.forename: Tatiana de
authors.initials: Td
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Karine Horta
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Michele Agostini
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Buquera
authors.forename: Ana Tereza Ramos
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Moreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017246:Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*