Quantifying Severity of Ocular Myasthenia Gravis for Research Studies

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Identifier 20170404_nanos_posters_266
Title Quantifying Severity of Ocular Myasthenia Gravis for Research Studies
Creator Sui Wong; Aqsa Saleem
Affiliation (SW) (AS) Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Subject Myasthenia
Description Ocular Myasthenia Gravis (OMG) causes ptosis and diplopia, which can be disabling. The rating scales currently recommended for MG research are arguably insufficiently sensitive for OMG, due to the limited ocular questions. A robust way of rating severity is important for research and prognostic studies on OMG (Wong et al 2016). This study aims to explore different methods of quantifying OMG severity, by physician- and patient-rated questionnaires.
Date 2017
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2017: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1272967
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s21wmj
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