CHOROIDAL MELANOMA- A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 65
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 48-year-old female presented to our institute with complaints of diminution of vision in right eye since 3 months. No other ocular complaints. Past history and family history was not significant. Ocular examination revealed visual acuity of 6/60 in right eye and 6/18 in left eye. Anterior segment was normal in both eyes. On dilated fundus evaluation, distant direct ophthalmoscopy showed a mass projecting behind the lens in inferotemporal quadrant from 6 to 9 o’clock position (Figure 1). Indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed a large elevated pigmented lesion approximately 8 DD in size present at posterior pole from 5-8 o’clock hours, approximately 1 DD below the disc with vascularisation seen over the mass (Figure 2). It was associated with retinal detachment from 4-8 o’clock position in inferior quadrant, macula was spared.
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Shivakumar Mallappa, Mamatha Nagaraj, Vandana Parasar
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