Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease
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J Clin Neuromuscul Dis · Sep 2011
Ocular myasthenia gravis in an academic neuro-ophthalmology clinic: clinical features and therapeutic response.
The frequency of ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) in patients referred to an academic neuro-ophthalmology clinic for suspected myasthenia gravis is not known. Our objective was to determine the frequency of ocular OMG in patients referred to an academic neuro-ophthalmologist and determine alternate diagnoses and response to therapy. ⋯ The diagnosis of myasthenia gravis was confirmed in the majority of patients referred to our academic neuro-ophthalmology clinic, but 27% did not have myasthenia gravis. It is possible that prednisone treatment of OMG may prevent progression to TMG, but further study is required.