Cortical blindness as severe neuro-ophthalmological manifestation of tuberous sclerosis complex
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Patients with retinal lesions related to tuberous sclerous complex (TSC) commonly have no impairment of visual acuity. We present a case of a 1-year-old Hispanic girl with TSC in which bilateral cortical blindness is documented.
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