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Retinal Dysfunction in Patients with Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular Muscles Type 2.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2016
Khan Arif O, Almutlaq Mohammed, Oystreck Darren T, Engle Elizabeth C, Abu-Amero Khaled, Bosley Thomas
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INTRODUCTION: Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type 2 (CFEOM2) is a distinct non-syndromic form of congenital incomitant strabismus secondary to orbital dysinnervation from recessive mutations in the gene PHOX2A. The phenotype includes bilateral ptosis, very large angle exotropia, ophthalmoplegia, and poorly-reactive pupils. Other than amblyopia, afferent visual dysfunction has not been considered...
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