title: An uncommon cause of progressive visual loss in a heavy smoker.
abstract: Loss of vision due to eye metastasis is generally uncommon, representing an ophthalmological diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We here report a case of a smoker patient finally diagnosed with lung cancer, whose initial symptom was visual loss due to choroidal metastasis. Given that the majority of subjects presenting with uveal metastasis have already developed other distant metastases as well, a complete diagnostic work-up of these patients is always required. Despite being rare, eye metastasis from a lung malignancy should always be suspected in smokers presenting with progressive vision deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Larissa Macula Center, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koufakis
authors.affiliation: Larissa Macula Center, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Theocharis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koufakis
mesh_terms: D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Lung cancer; choroid; metastasis