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David L. Johnson, MD; Michael M. Altaweel, MD; Aneesh Neekhra, MD; Suresh R. Chandra, MD; Daniel M. Albert, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(6):868-869.

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A 64-year-old white woman from an outside ophthalmologist had a history of pigment dispersion glaucoma unresponsive to medical therapy in the right eye. She was subsequently found to have a ciliary body melanoma and was sent to our ocular oncology clinic for further evaluation. The clinical course and outcome are described.

Report of a Case

The visual acuity in the affected eye was 20/60 OD with an intraocular pressure of 38 mm Hg and an elevated lesion beneath the peripheral iris at the 2-o’clock position. The left eye was normal.

In the right eye, the peripheral iris and anterior lens capsule were covered by a fine dusting of pigment (Figure 1). There was a small amount of corectopia superonasally. On gonioscopy, the angle was narrowed superonasally and there was intense, homogeneous pigmentation of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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