Melanocytoma of the Optic Nerve

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By Hector Gabriel Moreno Solano, MD, MHA
Eye Cancer Institute
Co-author(s): Miguel Vázquez-Membrillo, Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmología
Uploaded on Apr 6, 2024.
Last modified by Hector Gabriel Moreno Solano, MD, MHA on Apr 9, 2024.

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Appears in: Intraocular tumor
Condition/keywords: melanocytoma, intraocular tumor, macular edema, optic nerve
Photographer: Héctor Gabriel Moreno-Solano, MD, MHA
Imaging device: Scanning laser ophthalmoscope
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Description: Optic Nerve laser scan image reconstruction of a 57-year-old male presented for an ophthalmological evaluation with a chief complaint of progressive visual loss. Indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed proliferative diabetic retinopathy, without macular edema, and a hyperpigmented lesion at the optic disc which corresponds to a melanocytoma.