Table 2

Results of biopsy

Patient No	FNAB	FIT	Surgical biopsy	Pathological diagnosis	Pre-biopsy vision	Post-biopsy vision	Treatment
¹⁰³Pd, palladium-103 (see Finger et al,¹²); vision, 20/X; FNAB, fine needle aspiration biopsy; FIT, Finger iridectomy technique; FC, finger counting; HM, hand movements.
1	not done	yes	yes	Melanocytoma	20	20	Observation
2	not done	yes	no	Malignant melanoma	20	20	103Pd Plaque therapy*
3	not done	yes	no	Malignant melanoma	20	20	103Pd Plaque therapy*
4	negative	negative	yes	Sarcoid granuloma	60	40	Steroid
5	not done	yes	no	Naevus	20	20	Observation
6	not done	yes	no	Malignant melanoma	20	20	Iridectomy
7	not done	yes	no	Epithelial cyst	63	50	Cystectomy
8	not done	yes	no	Normal iris	HM	HM	Observation
9	not done	yes	no	Malignant melanoma	FC	FC	Iridectomy
10	not done	yes	no	Naevus	20	20	Observation