Case 47-1966

Presentation of Case First admission. A forty-year-old man entered the hospital because of pain in the neck.Twenty-four years previously progressive loss of vision in the left eye occurred. Examination in the clinic disclosed a mature cataract in the left eye, with absence of light perception; in the right eye markedly dilated arteries and veins connecting with a reddish, bulging area were observed. A diagnosis of von Hippel's disease was made. Four years later he returned for evaluation because of loss of vision in the right eye; the neurologic examination was negative. X-irradiation was directed to the right eye, without . . .