The Ophthalmology Unit, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Sarawak.
The Ophthalmology Department, SarawakGeneralHospital,
Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
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Lisch's nodules
Photo by Professor Chua
Chung Nen
A 50 year-old woman
with type 1 neurofibromatosis had multiple Lisch's nodules on the iris.
Unlike the yellow lesions seen in Europeans, the Lisch's nodules in Asian
patients tend to be brow or dark due to the presence of melanin.
