title: Ocular findings in Japanese women with nevus of Ota.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nevus of Ota is common in Japanese women, but most patients are not examined ophthalmologically.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed ophthalmologic examinations on 16 Japanese women who had had bluish pigmentation in the periorbital region, sclera, and conjunctiva since birth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen patients had unilateral involvement, and one had bilateral lesions. The visual acuities were good, and the intraocular pressures were within normal range. All patients had a negative family history. Three patients had light pigmentation in the optic disc in the affected eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We believe that optic disc pigmentation associated with nevus of Ota, as found in these three patients, may be common but have been rarely described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurome
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D009507:Nevus of Ota / Q000150:complications*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity