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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of uveal melanoma include eye pain, eye redness, loss of peripheral vision, poor or blurry vision in one eye, a dark spot on the iris, flashing lights, floaters, and symptoms of glaucoma.[1]
History
Patients with uveal melanoma may have a positive history of:
- Pre-existing iris nevus which increased in size
- Eye pain
- Visual loss
- Blurred vision
- Floaters
Symptoms
Clinical presentation depends on the location. When the tumor is located on the iris then it may be apparent to the patient or friends and family as a brown nodule. Choroidal or ciliary body tumors are only identified incidentally on fundoscopy or as a result of retinal detachment or advanced disease.[2] The majority of patients with uveal melanoma are symptomatic at the time of diagnosis, but up to 30% patients could be asymptomatic. Many cases of uveal melanoma are found during routine eye examination. Common symptoms of uveal melanoma include:[1]
- Eye pain
- Eye redness
- Loss of peripheral vision
- Poor or blurry vision in one eye
- A dark spot on the iris
- Seeing flashing lights
- Floaters
- Symptoms of glaucoma
- Severe headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Blurred vision
- Halos around lights
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jovanovic P, Mihajlovic M, Djordjevic-Jocic J, Vlajkovic S, Cekic S, Stefanovic V (2013). "Ocular melanoma: an overview of the current status". Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 6 (7): 1230–44. PMC 3693189. PMID 23826405.
- ↑ Retinoblastoma. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-uveal-malignant-melanoma Accessed on October 21, 2015