title: The eye and phacomatoses.
abstract: This article reviews the ocular and neuro-opthalmic manifestations of phacomatoses, while emphasizing important differential diagnoses that exist based on their clinical features. Variations in the definition of phacomatoses do exist, but conditions not meeting the classical definition are also presented.
authors.affiliation: UCL Institute of Opthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Lavnish
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Simon R J
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lightman
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology