Síndrome de dispersión pigmentaria asociado a melanocitoma de nervio óptico
- A. Asorey-García
- C.D. Méndez-Hernández
- E. Santos-Bueso
- J. García-Feijoo
ISSN: 0365-6691
Year of publication: 2015
Volume: 90
Issue: 10
Pages: 484-486
Type: Article
More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Abstract
Case report A 60-year old patient was referred for cataract surgery. The examination showed retrokeratic pigment in the left eye, which had an intraocular pressure of 24 mmHg. The funduscopy showed a brown lesion on the left optic disk, with adjacent vitreous seeding of pigment. The patient was thus diagnosed with secondary pigment dispersion syndrome due to optic disk melanocytoma. Discussion Although melanocytoma is most commonly a benign, stationary tumor, it may present with major complications leading to significant visual loss. A patient with melanocytoma of the optic disk should be examined periodically.