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Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular Muscles

Known as: Congenital External Ophthalmoplegia, Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM), Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles (CFEOM) 
Congenital non-progressive ophthalmoplegia with multiple extraocular muscle restrictions. Typically, there is ptosis and variable degrees of… 
National Institutes of Health

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2016
2016
KIF21A mutation in two Chinese families with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type 1 and 3
Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM) is a hereditary ocular disease and can be classified into three subtypes… 
2013
2013
Congenital bilateral medial rectus muscle aplasia.
To the Editors: Ocular motility problems related to congenital abnormalities of the extraocular muscles are rare. Such congenital… 
2007
2007
Re: "congenitally enlarged extraocular muscles: can congenital thyroid eye disease exist in a euthyroid infant?".
1992
1992
Congenital absence of extraocular muscles: MR demonstration.
We describe a case of an infant with complete congenital absence of the extraocular muscles, noted at surgery and confirmed by… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Ptosis correction in the context of the treatment of external congenital ophthalmoplegia.
The results are reported of our operative experience with 22 cases of external congenital ophthalmoplegia. The familiality, the… 
1983
1983
General fibrosis syndrome.
Fibrosis of the extraocular muscles can involve multiple muscles, including the levator, and become part of the general fibrosis… 
1969
1969
[On the therapy of generalized congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles].
1966
1966
Recessive sex-linked inheritance of congenital external ophthalmoplegia and myopia coincident with other dysplasias. A reappraisal after 15 years.
IN 1950 a study was published (Salleras and Ortiz de Zarate, 1950) of a family with congenital external ophthalmoplegia. As this… 
1956
1956
[Typical and atypical symptoms in a family with congenital ophthalmoplegia].
  • G. Volz
  • Der Nervenarzt
  • 1956
  • Corpus ID: 45462947
1947
1947
Tenotomy of the superior oblique muscle for hypertropia; preliminary report.
THE PURPOSE of this article is to describe a simple, effective and reliable surgical procedure for the cure of hypertropia…