Band Keratopathy Secondary to an Iris Melanoma

A 27-year-old white man presented with a sectoral band keratopathy overlying an iris melanoma. Clinically, it appeared as a 3 × 3-mm yellowish-white, granular subepithelial deposit in the inferonasal right cornea. Occasional small, round holes were scattered within the opacity. Clinical presentation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cornea 1991-01, Vol.10 (1), p.67-69
Hauptverfasser:	Shah, Pankajkumar G, Shields, Carol L, Shields, Jerry A, Marco, Carlo Di
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Corneal Diseases - etiology Corneal Diseases - pathology Humans Iris Neoplasms - complications Iris Neoplasms - surgery Male Melanoma - complications Melanoma - surgery Nevus, Pigmented - complications Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:	A 27-year-old white man presented with a sectoral band keratopathy overlying an iris melanoma. Clinically, it appeared as a 3 × 3-mm yellowish-white, granular subepithelial deposit in the inferonasal right cornea. Occasional small, round holes were scattered within the opacity. Clinical presentation of this lesion is described, and this unusual cause of band keratopathy is discussed.
ISSN:	0277-3740 1536-4798
DOI:	10.1097/00003226-199101000-00014