Choroid melanoma has an overall incidence of about 20 per million per year globally. It is the most common occurring intraocular malignancy in adults and accounts for 90% of all uveal melanoma’s. The uveal tract pigment producing melanocytes are the origin for the melanoma in the eye. Melanomas tend to commonly arise from sixth decade of age with increased incidence with progressive age.We report a case of 65 year old female, presenting with chronic headache, mild pain along with gradual diminution of vision in the left eye of three months duration. Investigations revealed clinical diagnosis of choroidal melanoma, the eyeball was enucleated.
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