Eye
Eyelid
Melanocytic tumors
Melanosis oculi-eyelid
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 24 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Melanosis oculi of eyelid
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Definition / generalCite this page: Pernick N. Melanosis oculi-eyelid. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidmelanosisoculi.html. Accessed September 30th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Also called ocular melanocytosis
- Rare congenital anomaly with variable hyperpigmentation of conjunctiva, episclera, sclera, uveal tract, possibly optic nerve
- May be variant of nevus of Ota
- Associated with ocular melanoma
- Sclera appears blue due to deep uveal pigmentation (see Tyndall effect)
