Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular Muscles

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Synonyms

General fibrosis syndrome
Abiotrophic ophthalmoplegia externa
Congenital external ophthalmoplegia
Congenital ophthalmoplegia
Congenital ophthalmomyopathy
Congenital static familial ophthalmoplegia
Familial musculofacial anomaly
Familial ophthalmoplegia with co-contraction
Hereditary congenital ophthalmoplegia
Ophthalmomyopathia congenita
Ophthalmoplegia imperfecta
Strabismus fixus

Disorder Subdivisions

CFEOM1
CFEOM2
CFEOM3

General Discussion

Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM) describes rare eye movement disorders, present at birth, that result from the dysfunction of all or part of the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III) and/or the muscles it serves.

Resources

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Tel: (914)428-7100
Fax: (914)997-4763
Tel: (888)663-4637
Email: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Internet: http://www.marchofdimes.com

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: (312)363-6001
Fax: (312)363-6052
Tel: (800)331-2020
Email: info@preventblindness.org
Internet: http://www.preventblindness.org

NIH/National Eye Institute
Building 31 Rm 6A32
31 Center Dr MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
United States
Tel: 3014965248
Fax: 3014021065
Email: 2020@nei.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nei.nih.gov/

Engle Oculomotility Research Laboratory
Children's Hospital
Division of Genetics-Enders 5
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617)355-7311
Fax: (617)355-7588
Email: candrews@enders.tch.harvard.edu
Internet: http://www.childrenshospital.org/research/engle/

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