a case of proteus syndrome with new ophthalmic presentation

purpose: to report a case of proteus syndrome with new ophthalmic findings not reported elsewhere. patient and findings: the patient is an 18-year-old girl with red lesions on hand and foot from birth and disproportionate growth of right upper and lower limbs from the first year of life. on examination, the patient has enlargement of the right upper and lower limb, macrodactyly, vascular malformations on limbs, epidermal nevus on trunk, and kyphoscoliosis. on ophthalmic examination, the patient has posterior subcapsular cataract, dilation of inferior and nasal retinal veins, narrowing of the superior and temporal retinal veins, and macular hypoplasia in both eyes. conclusion: the patient had general criteria, and two group b and one group c criteria of proteus syndrome. from ophthalmic presentation, only cataract has previously been reported in proteus syndrome and others are new.