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Normal electro-oculograms in two patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid

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The electro-oculogram has been applied in the diagnostic evaluation of eyes with malignant uveal melanoma. Typically, a marked reduction in the light peak to dark trough ratio has been reported. We studied two patients with histologically confirmed uveal malignant melanomas in whom the preenucleation electro-oculograms were normal. The electro-oculogram should be evaluated within the framework of the clinical examination and other ancillary tests in the diagnostic evaluation of a suspected uveal malignant melanoma

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  1. Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, NY, USA

    Steven A. McCormick

  2. Department of Ophthalmology and Pathology, West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Steven A. McCormick, Ronald C. Gentile, J. Vernon Odom & Matthew Farber

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McCormick, S.A., Gentile, R.C., Odom, J.V. et al. Normal electro-oculograms in two patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid. Doc Ophthalmol 92, 167–172 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02583288

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