Full-thickness eye wall resection of choroidal neoplasms.

Sclerochorioretinal (full-thickness eye wall) resection was performed in 19 eyes with choroidal neoplasms. Thirteen of these eyes have retained useful vision, ranging from 20/25 to counting fingers. Six eyes had intraoperative and postoperative complications that have led to enucleation. During follow-up, ranging from 1 1/2 years to 6 years, none of these patients had had local or systemic metastasis. Full-thickness eye wall resection, in suitable cases, provides an alternative method of managing choroidal neoplasms.