To report a case of buphthalmos with neurofibromatosis (NF-1) who suffered with blindness suffered enucleation. Physical examination & histopathology were performed. Physical examination revealed Buphthalmos & vascularized cornea with lower lid ectropion and orbital deformity. Histopathologic findings shows plexiform neurofibroma in orbital tissue with scleral wall involvement. And hamartomatous proliferation in choroid & cilliary bodies with melanocytic elements. Few NF-1 cases with buphthalmos have been reported. But cases with complicationg buphthalmos (retinal Detachment & optic nerve Atrophy) suffering enucleation are very rare.
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