40 Year-old patient presents for routine examination at 8 AM. Quick refraction, quick anterior segment. Ask the patient about dilation- patient is quite hesitant (had a golfing match). Patient remits and allows dilation; on the last view in the mid-periphery there was a horrible looking, elevated, choroidal nevus. Something like this:
Patient had a 4 year history at the clinic with 2 prior dilations, both of which did not mention the lesion. Took photos in office, referred out to ophthalmology for B-scan and fluorescine angiography the same day. Angiography showed sentinel vessals and B-scan showed elevation. 6AM the next morning, patient is on a plane to the Moran Eye institute in Utah. They run multiple cancer panels, and have 5 independent retinal specialists view the lesion. Tests prove negative, and all give diagnosis of benign. Patient comes home and goes to golf course.
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