 |
|
Ganglioneuromelanocytosis of the ChoroidWith Bilateral Juvenile Glaucoma
J. REIMER WOLTER, MD;
JERRY M. BRYSON, MD;
THOMAS P. McKEE, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 1965;74(3):353-356.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. |
|
|
|
Congenital overabundance of ganglion cells was found all through the choroid of one eye of a patient with bilateral absolute glaucoma and buphthalmus. Associated excess of choroidal Schwann cells, melanocytes and nerves make this case very similar to choroidal neurofibromatosis. However, there are no history and general findings to support this diagnosis and some of the typical histological findings of choroidal neurofibromatosis are absent in the present patient.
Report of Case
Case History.
—This 42-year-old white woman was first seen in 1946 at age 24 complaining of poor vision in both eyes. The family history revealed her living four sisters and two brothers as well as her parents to be without any known eye disease and without signs of neurofibromatosis. The patient stated that she had had poor vision as long as she could remember.
The examination in 1946 revealed her vision to be OD: light perception, and OS: 20/30.
. . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]
Author Affiliations
Ann Arbor, Mich; Johnson City, Tenn
From the Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology of the University of Michigan Medical Center.
Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 3, 1965.
Reprint requests to Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich 48104 (Dr. Wolter).
 CiteULike  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter
What's this?
|
