EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Pathology
Diagnosis: pigmented nevus of iris

Image Comments:

" An iris nevus results from an increased number of atypical but benign-appearing melanocytes, i.e., nevus cells with variable pigmentation. An iris nevus has a low malignant potential." - from Yanoff and Fine, Ocular Pathology p. 649, edition 1975.

 

 

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