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Suggested Reading

  • Harbour W.J. Eye Cancer: Unique Insights into Oncogenesis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science; 2006:47 (5) 1737-1745
  • Singh A.D., Kalyani P., Topham A., Estimating the Risk of Malignant Transformation of a Choroidal Nevus. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2005; 112:1784-1789
  • Shields C.L., Furuta M., Mashayekhi A., Berman E.L., et al. Clinical spectrum of choroidal nevi based on age at presentation in 3422 consecutive eyes. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2008; 115:546-552
  • Lavinsky D., Belfort R.N, Navajas E., et al. Fundus autofluorescence of choroidal nevus and melanoma. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2007; 91:1299-1302