Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2014  |  Volume : 62  |  Issue : 10  |  Page : 985--991

Ocular myasthenia gravis: A review


Akshay Gopinathan Nair1, Preeti Patil-Chhablani2, Devendra V Venkatramani3, Rashmin Anilkumar Gandhi4 
1 Jasti V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2 Department of Strabismus and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Jasti V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
3 Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
4 Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India

Correspondence Address:
Preeti Patil-Chhablani
Department of Strabismus and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Jasti V Ramanamma Children�SQ�s Eye Care Center, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
India

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease that affects the neuro-muscular junction resulting in classical symptoms of variable muscle weakness and fatigability. It is called the great masquerader owing to its varied clinical presentations. Very often, a patient of MG may present to the ophthalmologist given that a large proportion of patients with systemic myasthenia have ocular involvement either at presentation or during the later course of the disease. The treatment of ocular MG involves both the neurologist and ophthalmologist. Thus, the aim of this review was to highlight the current diagnosis, investigations, and treatment of ocular MG.


How to cite this article:
Nair AG, Patil-Chhablani P, Venkatramani DV, Gandhi RA. Ocular myasthenia gravis: A review.Indian J Ophthalmol 2014;62:985-991


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Nair AG, Patil-Chhablani P, Venkatramani DV, Gandhi RA. Ocular myasthenia gravis: A review. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2014 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];62:985-991
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