Neurofibromatosis type I and unilateral ophthalmic artery occlusion
OPHTHALMIC GENETICS, vol.19, no.2, pp.87-91, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 1998
- Doi Number: 10.1076/opge.19.2.87.2322
- Journal Name: OPHTHALMIC GENETICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.87-91
- Keywords: neurofibromatosis, phakomotoses, retina, retinal artery occlusion
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Etiological investigation of a IS-year-old boy with left ophthalmic artery occlusion led us to a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type I as there were numerous large cafe-au-lait spots, axillary freckling, and brain MRT changes consistent with a hamartoma. In light of the present case, ophthalmic artery occlusion may be a rare feature of neurofibromatosis type I besides more commonly described cerebrovascular changes.