Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2014)

Ocular myasthenia gravis: A review

  • Akshay Gopinathan Nair,
  • Preeti Patil-Chhablani,
  • Devendra V Venkatramani,
  • Rashmin Anilkumar Gandhi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.145987
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 62, no. 10
pp. 985 – 991

Abstract

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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease that affects the neuro-muscular junction resulting in classical symptoms of variable muscle weakness and fatigability. It is called the great masquerader owing to its varied clinical presentations. Very often, a patient of MG may present to the ophthalmologist given that a large proportion of patients with systemic myasthenia have ocular involvement either at presentation or during the later course of the disease. The treatment of ocular MG involves both the neurologist and ophthalmologist. Thus, the aim of this review was to highlight the current diagnosis, investigations, and treatment of ocular MG.

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