| Melanosis oculi (ocular
melanocytosis) is a congenital blue nevus of the
episclera and sclera associated with increased
pigmentation of the uveal tract. Multiple gray pathces are seen in the sclera and episclera, and the ipsilateral iris and fundus are darker than those of the unaffected eye. Melanosis oculi with melanosis of the ipsilateral eyelid skin is referred to as oculodermal melanocytosis (nevus of Ota). The most serious complication of the oculodermal melanocytosis is malignant transformation, although this is rare and seems to occur only in white patients. Malignant transformation in the skin, conjunctiva, orbit, and meninges is possible but rare. |
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