Treatment of iris melanoma by photocoagulation: a case report.
A 13-year-old white male was found to have a melanoma of the iris. Three treatments with xenon arc photocoagulation resulted in regression of the lesion with development of an iris coloboma. There were no complications, and corrected visual acuity has remained at 20/15 after a 19-year follow-up.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*