education / Treatment
There is currently no cure for mitochondrial disease. Treatment focuses on alleviating symptoms. Treatment can include surgical correction of droopy eyelids and weak eye muscles, medical treatment of diabetes, use of hearing aids (and even Cochlear implants), insertion of cardiac pacemakers, administration of medications, dietary advice, regular monitoring, and exercise programs.
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