A case of a child with two congenital pigmented nevuses in the fundus of one eye is presented. Diagnostic and differential diagnostics, as well as the risks of impairment of visual functions, are discussed. No evidence of other ocular or general condition findings has been reported. There is a tendency to increase the size of one of the nevuses.
The dynamic tracking of children with congenital pigment changes in the ocular fundus is a necessity and a guarantee both for early and accurate diagnosis as well as for timely prevention of possible complications.
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