The reason for making appointment for 40 patients with primary malignant melanoma of the uvea who did not seek help because of symptoms
| Recently symptomatic* | Entirely asymptomatic | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for appointment | No | % | (95% CI) | No | % | (95% CI) | No | % | (95% CI) |
| *The symptoms developed after the appointment was made; †review because of cataract (2), systemic medication (2), and congenital toxoplasmosis (1). | |||||||||
| Spectacle prescription | 8 | 5% | (2 to 10) | 7 | 4% | (2 to 9) | 15 | 9% | (5 to 15) |
| Naevus review | 4 | 3% | (1 to 6) | 5 | 3% | (1 to 7) | 9 | 6% | (3 to 10) |
| Health check up | 3 | 2% | (0 to 5) | 1 | 1% | (0 to 3) | 4 | 3% | (1 to 6) |
| Unrelated surgery | 1 | 1% | (0 to 3) | 2 | 1% | (0 to 4) | 3 | 2% | (0 to 5) |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 1 | 1% | (0 to 3) | 1 | 1% | (0 to 3) | 2 | 1% | (0 to 4) |
| Glaucoma | 0 | 0% | (0 to 2) | 2 | 1% | (0 to 4) | 2 | 1% | (0 to 4) |
| Other cause† | 3 | 2% | (0 to 5) | 2 | 1% | (0 to 4) | 5 | 3% | (1 to 7) |