GLAUCOMA associated with nevus flammeus has been described in ophthalmologic literature from time to time, but apparently little reference is made in dermatologic reviews.
This report adds but 1 more case to a still relatively small series of reported cases. It is also intended to awaken interest in the dermatologist who has an opportunity to see many cases of facial nevi.
REPORT OF A CASE
A 24 year old master sergeant was admitted to a general hospital on Sept. 17, 1942. Two months prior to admission he had appeared for a routine examination. He was found to have defective vision.
The patient stated that he had always been fond of hunting and in his "teens" was a good marksman. About 1939 (three years before admission) his aim became inaccurate because of blurred vision. In 1940 glasses were prescribed by a nonmedical refractionist. His vision apparently remained the same