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Table 3 Summary of the results of this study and previous reports of oral hormonal therapy for OMG

From: Local use of dexamethasone in the treatment of ocular myasthenia gravis

Author

Drug and treatment objects

Follow-up Time

Number of cases

Complete remission rate at the end of follow-up

Mark J. Kupersmith [16]

Prednisone for OMG

2 years

55

12 patients(21.8%)

Kyung-Ah Park [17]

prednisone and/or azathiorpine for Initial MG with diplopia

45.4 ± 39.7 months

28

6 patients (21.4%)

Kavin Vanikieti [6]

prednisone and/or pyridostigmine for juvenile OMG

95 months

62

Blepharoptosis:13 of 60 (21.67%); ophthalmoplegia:3of 38 (7.9%) .

Our study

Dexamethasone peribulbar or extraocular muscle injection for OMG

16.0 ± 6.33 months

14

11 patients(78.5%)