Intractable secondary glaucoma is seen in –
Correct Answer: Diffuse iris melanoma
Description: Iris melanomas may be of two types :-
Circumscribed/ Nodular: - It is the most common type which presents as a pigmented spot on the iris. Glaucoma is less common and usually treatable.
Diffuse iris melanoma: - Present as a unilateral dark iris (hyperchromic hetrochromia). The tumor has diffusely infiltration pattern of growth and invades the intertrabecular spaces, and plugs the drainage mechanism. This results in intractable secondary glaucoma.
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