Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis is a multisystem autosomal-dominant disease characterized by hamartomatous growths in the brain, skin, kidneys, eyes, and heart, but it may affect almost any organ. Retinal hamartomas are 1 of the major diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis and occur in approximately 50% of patients. Nonretinal findings include angiofibromas of the eyelid, strabismus, and pseudo-colobomas of the lens and iris. We report a case of a newborn with congenital eyelid angiofibroma mimicking complete congenital blepharoptosis that was revealed by central nervous system imaging to be part of the tuberous sclerosis complex. © 2009 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.