Isolated Choroidal Melanocytosis

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    • By John S. King, MD
      Retina Associates, PA
      Co-author(s): Dale Ladd, DO, Ladd Eye Center
    • Uploaded on Oct 27, 2019.
    • Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Oct 29, 2019.
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    Isolated Choroidal Melanocytosis
    Condition/keywords
    ocular melanocytosis, choroidal melanocytosis
    Photographer
    Shelly Blair
    Imaging device
    Fundus camera
    Optos CA
    Description
    23-year-old white female consulted for a large pigmented choroidal lesion in the right eye. Healthy, no history of glaucoma, 20/20 OU without scleral pigment changes; large, flat pigmented choroidal lesion that is sectoral (temporally) and pigment appears to spare the major choroidal vessels. On OCT (not shown) there is mildly increased choroidal thickening in the area of the lesion.

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