An Ophthalmic Clue to a Systemic Disease

An 18-year-old presents with right eye visual loss. Ophthalmoscopy reveals a tumor. What systemic condition could be the underlying cause?

Von Hippel-Lindau disease


An 18-year-old woman presented with visual loss in the right eye. What diagnosis is suggested by this finding on ophthalmoscopy?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Cystic fibrosis
Marfan syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Tay-Sachs disease
Von Hippel-Lindau disease

Ophthalmology, Phakomatoses, Retinal Hemangioblastoma, Visual Loss, Von Hippel-Lindau disease

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