ABSTRACT
The authors report a case of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, an autosomal dominant genetic disease, which leads to miogenic ptosis. This patient presented bilateral palpebral ptosis and dysphagia and underwent ptosis surgical treatment, with a good functional and aesthetic result.
Keywords:
Blepharoptosis/surgery; Muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal; Dysphagia; Oculomotor muscles/physiopathology; Case reports
