NEVUS OF OTA AND ITO

Course overview

OCULAR DERMAL MELANOSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS NEVUS OF OTA OR OCULODERMAL MELANOCYTE, IS BENIGN MELANOSIS THAT INVOLVES THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE, MAINLY THE OPHTHALMIC AND THE MAXILLARY DIVISIONS WITH ASSOCIATED HYPERPIGMENTATION OF THE EYE AND ITS ADNEXA. IT OCCURS MOST COMMONLY UNILATERALLY. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF UVEAL MELANOMA AND GLAUCOMA IN THESE CASES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEVUS OF OTA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.