Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ONE MINUTE OPHTHALMOLOGY
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 66  |  Issue : 8  |  Page : 1059-

Sudden ocular pain from underlying mass


Su Mae Ang, Basil K Williams Jr., Carol L Shields 
 Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Carol L Shields
Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
USA




How to cite this article:
Ang SM, Williams Jr. BK, Shields CL. Sudden ocular pain from underlying mass.Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:1059-1059


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Ang SM, Williams Jr. BK, Shields CL. Sudden ocular pain from underlying mass. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];66:1059-1059
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 Case



A 60-year-old Caucasian woman was referred for headache and severe pain in her left eye (OS for five days). The patient initiated 800 mg of ibuprofen, which provided little pain relief. Past medical history revealed cerebrovascular accident and gastroesophageal reflux, controlled on medications. Past surgical history included cholecystectomy and knee replacement. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head showed no evidence of intracranial mass or recurrent stroke. On ophthalmic examination, visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Intraocular pressures were 11 mmHg in the right eye (OD) and 8 mmHg OS. Slit lamp examination was normal OD and showed conjunctival chemosis OS.

 What Is Your Next Step?



Start on prednisolone acetate eye drops twice daily.Increase ibuprofen dosage.Dilated fundus examination.Repeat CT scan.

 Findings



Funduscopy revealed a pigmented hemorrhagic choroidal mass in the inferonasal periphery with overlying subretinal fluid, intraretinal hemorrhage and vitreous hemorrhage [Figure 1]a. Ultrasonography showed a dome-shaped, acoustically hollow lesion, measuring 6.4 mm in thickness and with overlying vitreous echoes and subtle episcleral Tenon's fascia edema [Figure 1]b. On optical coherence tomography, the fovea was normal, but there was mild vitreous hemorrhage causing linear retinal shadowing [Figure 1]c and retinal detachment extending to near the inferior arcade [Figure 1]d. Choroidal melanoma with tumor necrosis was diagnosed and treated with plaque radiotherapy with a tumor apex dose of 70 Gy over 102 hours. Chemosis improved following ibuprofen therapy.{Figure 1}

 Diagnosis



Uveal melanoma with tumor necrosis.

 Correct Answer: C. Dilated Fundus Examination.



 Discussion



Uveal melanoma usually presents as a painless, pigmented choroidal tumor. Symptoms include blurred vision, photopsia, floaters, and <1% of patients experience pain.1 Eye pain is attributed to neovascular glaucoma or spontaneous tumor necrosis,[1],[2] which may induce conjunctival or scleral inflammation, as seen in this case.[3] In a series of 15 patients with melanoma-related pain, mean tumor thickness was 6.1mm. The pain was severe, lasting a median of 7 days with resolution after plaque radiotherapy (67%) and periocular triamcinolone.[1]

 Conclusion



All patients with severe eye pain should have a dilated fundus examination, to look for inflammatory, infectious, traumatic, glaucomatous, and neoplastic sources.

Declaration of patient consent

The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Financial support and sponsorship

Nil.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

References

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2Shields CL, Shields JA, Santos MC, Gunduz K, Singh AD, Othmane I, et al. Incomplete spontaneous regression of choroidal melanoma associated with inflammation. Arch Ophthalmol 1999;117:1245–7
3Thareja S, Rahid A, Grossniklaus HE. Spontaneous necrosis of choroidal melanoma. Ocul Oncol Pathol 2014;1:63-9.