Corneal edema with a ciliary body melanoma.

A 40-year-old woman is described with a ciliary body melanoma presenting with localized corneal edema and keratic precipitates. A ciliary body mass was visualized when the pupil was dilated. The mass was excised by corneoscleroiridocyclectomy and was a spindle B melanoma of the ciliary body. There has been no evidence of recurrence of the tumor, and the visual acuity has been stable at 20/25 for the past 3 years. This is the first case known to us of a ciliary body melanoma presenting with localized corneal edema and keratic precipitates.