Surgical correction of strabismus in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: case reports.

نویسندگان

  • Fernanda Teixeira Krieger
  • Mauro Goldchmit
چکیده

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome is a rare and acquired autoimmune disorder. We describe two female patients with medial rectus paresis as the only ocular manifestation. After a unilateral medial rectus recession and lateral rectus resection procedure, both patients recovered normal adduction. To our knowledge, this is the first report of surgery for extraocular muscle paresis in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia

دوره 72 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009