Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma.
OBJECTIVE
To report an ocular side effect of topical latanoprost therapy.


METHODS
Single interventional case report.


METHODS
A 73-year-old woman on latanoprost for primary open-angle glaucoma developed an iris cyst simulating an iris melanoma.


RESULTS
The lesion disappeared over 8 weeks when latanoprost was stopped.


CONCLUSIONS
In managing patients with iris-pigmented lesions, the list of medications should be reviewed. If the patient takes latanoprost, a trial off latanoprost is warranted.
Browning
David J
DJ
Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. djbrowning@carolina.rr.com
Perkins
Stephen L
SL
Lark
Kurt K
KK
D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003560:Cysts / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D000077338:Latanoprost; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; D000077338:Latanoprost