Development of parafoveal exudates and serous retinal detachment in a pregnant woman with tuberous sclerosis.

Gynecol Obstet Invest

Department of Ophthalmology, Wonju Christian Hospital, Wonju Christian hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Ilsan-dong, Wonju, South Korea.

Published: July 2002

The authors describe an unusual case of a serous detachment of the fovea and decreased vision with parafoveal exudates with subsequent spontaneous resolution and return of central vision in a pregnant patient with tuberous sclerosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an ocular change during gestation in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.

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