Neurofibromatosis & The Eye

A 40-year-old man with Neurofibromatosis type 1 presents for a routine eye exam. Discover the diagnosis behind multiple, elevated, light-brown iris nodules.

Lisch nodules


A 40-year-old man with neurofibromatosis type 1 presented for a yearly eye exam and was found to have multiple well-defined, light-brown nodules elevated above the iris bilaterally. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Brushfield spots
Iris melanoma
Lisch nodules
Multiple iris nevi
Sarcoid-associated uveitis

Iris Hamartoma, Lisch nodules, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Ophthalmology, Slit-lamp examination

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