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| CASE REPORTS |
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| Year : 1992 | Volume
: 38
| Issue : 3 | Page : 135-6 |
Melanocytoma of the optic disc.
MD Gahankari, R Jehangir, SS Bhatti
Dept of Ophthalmology, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.,
Correspondence Address:
M D Gahankari
Dept of Ophthalmology, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
PMID: 0001303415
Melanocytoma of the optic disc is a benign lesion. We report here a patient with melanocytoma who presented with gradual diminution of vision. On examination the left eye fundus showed a mass uniformly dark black in colour, on the optic disc occupying the superotemporal quadrant. The mass completely obscured the fluorescence on fluorescein angiography and was thus differentiated from malignant melanoma.
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