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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
Print version ISSN 0365-6691
Abstract
ASENSIO-SANCHEZ, VM; TORREBLANCA-AGUERA, B and MINAMBRES-VILLAR, MA. Tortuous retinal vessels in neurofibromatosis type 1. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2005, vol.80, n.10, pp.607-609. ISSN 0365-6691.
Case report: We report a 4-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) who had tortuous retinal vessels of first, second and third order which ended in a corkscrew appearance. Discussion: Vascular retinal abnormalities can be present in patients with NF-1.
Keywords : Neurofibromatosis type 1; retina; tortuous vessels; corkscrew vessels.