Optic disc melanocytoma and glaucoma.
An 82-year-old man presented with optic disc melanocytoma and glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The coexistence of these findings is particularly challenging, as there is no specific means for differentiating whether the optic nerve damage is glaucoma- or melanocytoma-related.
Rai
Sushma
S
Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0946, USA.
Medeiros
Felipe A
FA
Levi
Leah
L
Weinreb
Robert N
RN
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D009898:Optic Disk; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010781:Photography; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields