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Choroidal Melanoma

10 September 2023
  • Choroidal Melanoma
  • Choroidal Melanoma
  • Choroidal Melanoma True Color and Fluorescein Angiography (FA) Widefield
    Choroidal Melanoma True Color and Fluorescein Angiography (FA) Widefield
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital
  • Choroidal Melanoma
    Choroidal Melanoma
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital

49-year-old Caucasian female presenting with sudden decrease in vision three weeks prior, which led to first eye exam in 10+ years. Hx of LASIK OU 15+ years prior; half-pack-per-day smoker for 29 years. True color imaging aids in the differential diagnosis of choroidal tumors versus simulating diseases, such as choroidal hemorrhages, and differentiation of the tumor type (metastatic tumors vs. primary melanoma vs. hemangioma).

  • Choroidal Melanoma
  • Choroidal Melanoma
  • Choroidal Melanoma
    Choroidal Melanoma
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital
  • Choroidal Melanoma True Color and FA with PrecisionFocus
    Choroidal Melanoma True Color and FA with PrecisionFocus
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital
    Courtesy of Dr. Carol Shields, MD., Wills Eye Hospital

Fluorescein Angiography continues the differentiation of tumor versus simulating disease as the choroidal blood flow can be seen beneath the retina.​


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