Worldwide Incidence of Ocular Melanoma and Correlation With Pigmentation-Related Risk Factors

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 64; no. 13; p. 45
• Main Authors: Wu, Mike, Yavuzyiğitoğlu, Serdar, Brosens, Erwin, Ramdas, Wishal D., Kiliç, Emine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 30.10.2023
• Subjects: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research

PurposeThe worldwide incidence of ocular melanoma (OM), uveal melanoma (UM), and conjunctival melanoma has last been reported on 15 years ago. Recently, light iris color and four specific single-nucleotide-polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified as a UM-risk factor. Furthermore, six iris color pre...