Atlas of Ophthalmology

Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc

Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc
Black pigmentation of half of the optic disc. The pigmented cells derive from normally occurring melanocytes in the lamina cribrosa. Usually benign.
Leon W. Herndon, M.D. and Greg Hoffmeyer, Durham, NC, USA
Q14.27, H47
Optic Nerve -> Optic Neuropathies -> Compressive Optic Neuropathies -> Melanocytoma
retina
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