end-gaze leukocoria as the first manifestation of retinoblastoma
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purpose : to report two cases of retinoblastomas detected by “white pupillary reflex” end-gaze leukocoria via flash photographs reported by parents case reports : retinoblastoma, a malignant ocular tumor, can be manifested by leukocoria. herein, we report two cases, a 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, presented with the parents' chief complaint of end-gaze leukocoria. in further evaluations retinoblastoma was detected and treated. conclusion : leukocoria is an alarming sign specially in pediatrics age group which should be detected and treated promptly. it may be detected solely in end-gaze by the child's parents or in photographs in the early stages of retinoblastoma. iranian journal of ophthalmology 201224(4):67-69 © 2012 by the iranian society of ophthalmology
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journal of current ophthalmologyجلد ۲۴، شماره ۴، صفحات ۶۷-۶۹
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