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ArticleCureus2025

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report.

Rajiv V Seemongal-Dass, Durell J Gracen, Robin R Seemongal-Dass, Bernard Chang

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rajiv V Seemongal-DassOphthalmology, Eyenet Ltd, Chaguanas, TTO.
Durell J GracenOphthalmology, Eyenet Ltd, Chaguanas, TTO.
Robin R Seemongal-DassOphthalmology, Eyenet Ltd, Chaguanas, TTO.
Bernard ChangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is a rare mitochondrial disorder characterized by bilateral, slowly progressive ptosis and paralysis of the extraocular muscles. We present the case of a 61-year-old female with a 36-year history of bilateral ptosis and limited eye movements without diplopia. No family history of CPEO or other mitochondrial disorders was reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of CPEO in Trinidad and Tobago.

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chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegiacpeomitochondrial diseaseophthalmoplegiaptosis

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PMID39781285
PMCPMC11709421

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