Ocular melanocytosis. A study to determine the prevalence rate of ocular melanocytosis.
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ocular and oculodermal melanocytosis. Thirteen thousand one hundred fifty patients were examined for ocular and oculodermal melanocytosis. Fifty-three percent of these patients were black, 40% were white, and 7% were of other racial groups. In the white population, the prevalence of ocular melanocytosis was determined to be 0.038% (2/5251). In the black population, the prevalence of oculodermal melanocytosis was 0.014% (1/6915).
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D044465:White People