250 top medical experts on Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia across 36 countries and 7 U.S. states, including 79 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia: A mitochondrial myopathy characterized by slowly progressive paralysis of the levator palpebrae, orbicularis oculi, and extraocular muscles. Ragged-red fibers and atrophy are found on muscle biopsy. Familial and sporadic forms may occur. Disease onset is usually in the first or second decade of life, and the illness slowly progresses until usually all ocular motility is lost. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1422)
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Chronic Disease (3,303), Ophthalmoplegia (2,307), Mitochondrial Myopathies (1,930) and Narrower Categories: Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (580).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 5 including 1 Completed, 3 Recruiting
  5. Synonyms: CPEO,  Graefe Disease,  Mitochondrial Ocular Myopathy,  Ocular Muscular Dystrophy


  

        

                    


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