There is a controversy among ophthalmologists concerning the management of ocular melanomas. The “no touch” cryoenucleation technic was designed to prevent dissemination of tumor emboli during enucleation. I have observed no significant complications in five years of experience with this technic. It is a simple, safe, and potentially lifesaving procedure. My method is observation of very small lesions compatible with melanoma until growth occurs. At the 8 to 10 mm size or larger, “no touch” cryoenucleation is used provided the fellow eye is seeing. © 1983 Southern Medical Association.
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Sloan Wilson, R. (1983). Ocular melanoma: Surgical experience with “no touch” enucleation. Southern Medical Journal, 76(2), 202–204. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198302000-00015
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