Ocular Ischaemia with Hypoplasia of the Internal Carotid Artery Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Cerebrovascular dysplasia in neurofibromatosis type 1

“…This has also been demonstrated in adults 14 15. Most patients younger than two years are clinically symptomatic but this is not always the case 9 16 17.…”

Ocular Ischemic Syndrome

“…In addition, OIS is occasionally caused by other conditions, and these include giant cell arteritis [ 9 -13 ], Takayasu's arteritis [ 14 -24 ], systemic lupus erythematosus [ 25 , 26 ], polyarteritis nodosa [ 27 ], scleroderma [ 28 ], after radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma [ 29 ], and radiationinduced ocular ischemia [ 30 ]; it can occur after cerebral aneurysm repair surgery [ 31 ], after vascular embolization of injectable calcium hydroxylapatite fi ller for nose augmentation [ 32 ], following autologous refi ned fat injection into the glabellar area to treat wrinkles [ 33 ], hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery associated with neurofi bromatosis type 1 [ 34 ], arterial "steal" from…”