Collective of patients with conjunctival melanoma treated at the Jules Gonin Eye Hospital (Lausanne)

Purpose Since 1985, a new therapeutic strategy for the conservative treatment of conjunctival melanoma has been developed at the Jules Gonin Eye Hospital (Lausanne). In order to evaluate its long-term results, we had to identify and classify our patients. Methods We looked retrospectively in our clinical and histopathological databases for all cases of conjunctival melanoma treated in Lausanne since 1985. Results 189 patients were identified. We studied patients’ parameters, clinical presentation and histopathological characteristics of all consecutive conjunctival melanoma cases. Conclusion A database of 189 conjunctival melanoma patients treated with the same therapeutic strategy since 1985 was established. This collective will allow for further studies with regard to the long-term results of the Lausanne conservative therapeutic strategy of this rare ocular tumour.