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2008 Series - August 26, 2008
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Lecture 19 of 53 NEXT»
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Photos courtesy of: Carol L. Shields, M.D.
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| A 46-year-old white man was referred for an iridectomy in the left eye, suspected to be an iris melanoma. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. The right eye was within normal limits. The slit lamp photograph of the left eye is shown above. |
| 1. |
Which investigation would help most to finalize the diagnosis? |
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| a. |
UBM [ultrasound biomicroscopy] |
| b. |
trans-illumination |
| c. |
both of above |
| d. |
FFA |
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| 2. |
What is your clinical diagnosis? |
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| a. |
iris stromal cyst |
| b. |
iris nevus |
| c. |
iris pigment epithelial cyst |
| d. |
iris melanoma |
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| 3. |
The suspicious lesion should be: |
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| a. |
excised as iridectomy |
| b. |
left alone |
| c. |
excised as irido-cyclectomy |
| d. |
none of the above |
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For answers to the above, click here on or after September 2, 2008.
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