Akhilesh Kr Agarwal, Sandipan Gupta, Gautam Guha.
Large plexiform neurofibroma: unusual cause for blindness.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;23(5):777-8.

Plexiform neurofibroma presents anywhere along the course of nerves usually trigeminal nerve. Unilateral amblyopia is caused due to retinal deprivation of sensory sensation. In our case large size of neurofibroma hanging from the supraorbital ridge acted as a curtain for the eye depriving it from sensory stimulation before the age of fixation of response of brain to light, leading to complete blindness.

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