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Iris mammillations: significance and associations
N K Ragge1, J Acheson, A L Murphree
1Division of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, USC School of Medicine, California, USA.
Eye (London, England)
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Iris mammillations are rare iris protuberances, often confused with neurofibromatosis type 1 nodules. These villiform growths may indicate ocular hypertension or malignancy and are linked to oculodermal melanosis.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Genetics
- Dermatology
Background:
- Iris mammillations are rare, villiform protuberances on the iris.
- They are often unilateral, sporadic, and associated with oculodermal melanosis.
- Frequently misdiagnosed as iris nodules in neurofibromatosis type 1.