Presenting complaints
The most frequent reason for consultation was unilateral progressive
painless lid swelling (plexiform neurofibroma) often associated with
ptosis (33.3%), other craniofacial swelling including proptosis
(plexiform orbito-ocular neurofibroma) was the second most common reason
for presenting to the eye clinic (27.3%) followed by nodules or
plexiform swellings noticed in other parts of the body (12.1%), while
visual impairment (6.1%) was the least common reason. Notwithstanding,
about 7 patients (21.2%) were completely asymptomatic and presented
only because they were referred by a physician for ophthalmic
evaluation.