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Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma.

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Browning, DJ; Perkins, SL; Lark, KK
Published in: Am J Ophthalmol
March 2003

PURPOSE: To report an ocular side effect of topical latanoprost therapy. DESIGN: Single interventional case report. METHODS: A 73-year-old woman on latanoprost for primary open-angle glaucoma developed an iris cyst simulating an iris melanoma. RESULTS: The lesion disappeared over 8 weeks when latanoprost was stopped. CONCLUSIONS: In managing patients with iris-pigmented lesions, the list of medications should be reviewed. If the patient takes latanoprost, a trial off latanoprost is warranted.

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Am J Ophthalmol

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0002-9394

Publication Date

March 2003

Volume

135

Issue

3

Start / End Page

419 / 421

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prostaglandins F, Synthetic
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Melanoma
  • Latanoprost
  • Iris Neoplasms
  • Iris Diseases
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Female
  • Diagnosis, Differential
 

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Browning, D. J., Perkins, S. L., & Lark, K. K. (2003). Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma. Am J Ophthalmol, 135(3), 419–421. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01953-0
Browning, David J., Stephen L. Perkins, and Kurt K. Lark. “Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma.Am J Ophthalmol 135, no. 3 (March 2003): 419–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01953-0.
Browning DJ, Perkins SL, Lark KK. Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 Mar;135(3):419–21.
Browning, David J., et al. “Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma.Am J Ophthalmol, vol. 135, no. 3, Mar. 2003, pp. 419–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01953-0.
Browning DJ, Perkins SL, Lark KK. Iris cyst secondary to latanoprost mimicking iris melanoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 Mar;135(3):419–421.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0002-9394

Publication Date

March 2003

Volume

135

Issue

3

Start / End Page

419 / 421

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prostaglandins F, Synthetic
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Melanoma
  • Latanoprost
  • Iris Neoplasms
  • Iris Diseases
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Female
  • Diagnosis, Differential