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Abstract #19741 Published in IGR 9-4
Optic disc melanocytoma and glaucoma
Rai S; Medeiros FA; Levi L; Weinreb RNSeminars in Ophthalmology 2007; 22: 147-150
An 82-year-old man presented with optic disc melanocytoma and glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The coexistence of these findings is particularly challenging, as there is no specific means for differentiating whether the optic nerve damage is glaucoma- or melanocytoma-related.
Dr. R.N. Weinreb, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093-0946, USA. weinreb@eyecenter.ucsd.edu
Classification:
9.4.8 Glaucomas associated with intraocular tumors (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
2.14 Optic disc (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
