Ocular Manifestations of Congenital/Inherited Diseases

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Identifier 97_43
Title Ocular Manifestations of Congenital/Inherited Diseases
Creator Jacqueline A. Leavitt, MD
Contributing Institution AAO/NANOS - American Academy of Ophthalmology / North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Subject Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Description This 22-year-old woman has neurofibromatosis, type 2. Acuity, color plates, pupillary responses, slit-lamp examination, IOP, fields, and funduscopy are all normal. There is a 3 mm proptosis OS. The patient has recently undergone gamma knife for the acoustic tumor, and she has residual facial nerve palsy. General examination reveals hoarse voice, >10 subcutaneous neurofibromas, two cafe-au-lait spots, scoliosis, and many tiny red macules/papules of undetermined origin. The family history was negative. The MRI findings were bilateral acoustic neuromas; bilateral III and V neuromas; two lumbar parasagittal meningiomas; glioma from C3-C6; meningioma from T2-3; and multiple lumbar intradural neuromas. Disease/Diagnosis: Neurofibromatosis, Type 2.
Date 1999
Date Digital 2004
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Source AAO/NANOS Clinical neuro-ophthalmology : image collection for ophthalmic practitioners. American Academy of Ophthalmology [electronic resource], [San Francisco, Calif.] : AAO, c1999.
Relation is Part of Case 28, Part 5
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 1999. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6574bnn
Setname ehsl_novel_aao_nanos
ID 176950
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6574bnn
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