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Malignant melanoma of the uvea is considered rare among Asian Indians. There are only one small series¹ and a few case-reports^2-4 on uveal melanoma from India; no large studies have been reported. From 1987-1999, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological characteristics of uveal melanoma in Asian Indians registered in the ocular oncology department of our tertiary care institute.

We studied 71 enucleated eyes with clinical and histopathological diagnoses of uveal melanoma. The clinical and pathological features were correlated. Over a period of 12 years, 71 (0.02%) of 345 331 patients had uveal melanomas. Forty (56%) were men, and 31 (44%) were women. More right eyes (63%) than left eyes (37%) were involved. The age range of patients was 15 to 82 years. The mean ± SD age was 46.1 ± 13.8 years. Thirty-seven patients (52%) were younger than 45 years. Orbital cellulitis was seen in 2 patients (3%),² oculodermal melanocytosis . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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