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.