A model to predict iris melanoma
Source: Optometry Times, November 2024
Arun Singh, MD, and colleagues developed a model that provides direct diagnostic prediction of a lesion being iris melanoma. He is Director of the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Hospital, Cleveland.
The investigators conducted a retrospective consecutive case series that included 100 cases of pathologically confirmed iris melanoma and 112 cases of iris naevus, with either pathological confirmation or documented stability exceeding 1 year.
The investigators collected the patient demographic data, the features of the clinical presentation, tumor characteristics, and follow-up. They excluded cases with iris melanoma with ciliary body extension.