title: Normal electro-oculograms in two patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid.
abstract: The electro-oculogram has been applied in the diagnostic evaluation of eyes with malignant uveal melanoma. Typically, a marked reduction in the light peak to dark trough ratio has been reported. We studied two patients with histologically confirmed uveal malignant melanomas in whom the preenucleation electro-oculograms were normal. The electro-oculogram should be evaluated within the framework of the clinical examination and other ancillary tests in the diagnostic evaluation of a suspected uveal malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary NY, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Odom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004585:Electrooculography; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged