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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:516-517.

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Tetralogy of Fallot was originally described in 1888.¹ It is primarily encountered in the pediatric population. It was described by Étienne-Louis A. Fallot to consist of pulmonary atresia, dextroposed aorta, interventricular septal defect, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Approximately 3% of patients survive to age 40 years without surgical intervention.² Longevity is believed to correlate with greater pulmonary flow and milder degrees of arterial desaturation. Herein, we describe a patient whose cardiac abnormality had gone undetected for 50 years until he came to the eye clinic with visual complaints.

Report of a Case

A 50-year-old Carribean man came to the ophthalmology clinic complaining of a 5-month history of blurred vision in the right eye. He stated that he saw an ophthalmologist 5 months earlier when the symptoms started but failed to return for follow-up owing to financial constraints. Ten days prior to this visit, the patient reported having similar episodes of blurred vision in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author and reprints: Aruoriwo M. Oboh, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Box 58, Brooklyn, NY 11203.

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