Table 2.

Choroidal nevus with retinal invasion in 8 patients; clinical features at initial evaluation

Total (n = 8 eyes)	Stable nevus (n = 6 eyes)	Growth of nevus (n = 2 eyes)	p value*
Eye				1.00
Right	3 (37)	2 (33)	1 (50)
Left	5 (63)	4 (67)	1 (50)
Best corrected visual acuity (Snellen)
Mean	20/25	20/25	20/25	0.349†
Median	20/25	20/25	20/25
20/40 or better	8 (100)	6 (100)	2 (100)	1.00
20/50 or worse	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Ocular melanocytosis	3 (37)	2 (33)	1 (50)	1.00
Lens status
Clear	1 (12)	1 (17)	0 (0)	1.00
Cataract	5 (63)	4 (67)	1 (50)	1.00
Intraocular lens	2 (25)	1 (17)	1 (50)	1.00
Nevus meridian
Superior	1 (12)	1 (17)	0 (0)	1.00
Temporal	2 (25)	1 (17)	1 (50)	0.463
Inferior	3 (38)	2 (33)	1 (50)	1.00
Nasal	2 (25)	2 (33)	0 (0)	1.00
Anterior margin of nevus				1.00
Macula	3 (37)	2 (33)	1 (50)
Macula to equator	5 (63)	4 (67)	1 (50)
Posterior margin of nevus
Macula	1 (12)	0 (0)	1 (50)	0.250
Macula to equator	6 (75)	5 (83)	1 (50)	0.463
Equator to ora serrata	1 (12)	1 (17)	0 (0)	1.00
Mean distance to optic nerve (median; range), mm	5 (6; 0–9)	5 (5; 0–9)	6 (6; 5–8)	0.494†
Mean distance to fovea (median; range), mm	5 (4; 3–11)	5 (4; 3–11)	4 (4; 3–5)	0.640†
Mean largest diameter (median; range), mm	7 (6; 4–10)	7.5 (7.8, 5–10)	4.5 (4.5; 4–5)	0.106†
Mean thickness (median; range), mm	2.3 (2.4; 1.4–3.3)	2.5 (2.7; 1.6–3.3)	1.8 (1.8; 1.4–2.2)	0.185†
Bruch membrane rupture	8 (100)	6 (100)	2 (100)	1.00
Retinal invasion	8 (100)	6 (100)	2 (100)	1.00
Drusen	4 (50)	4 (67)	0 (0)	0.429
Orange pigment	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.00
Subretinal hemorrhage	1 (12)	1 (17)	0 (0)	1.00
Subretinal fluid	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.00
Fibrous metaplasia of overlying retinal pigment epithelium	2 (25)	2 (33)	0 (0)	1.00

Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

^*Fisher's exact test.

^†Student's t test.