{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "benign-eye-tumor",
  "name": "Benign Eye Tumor",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class FD25.00 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · Benign and Malignant Iris Tumors - disease-level clinical article (benign-eye-tumor-clinical.txt) · Benign and Malignant Iris Tumors - disease-level clinical article (benign-eye-tumor-full.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 275,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Recognition & Referral)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "A non-cancerous growth of the eye or its surrounding structures; a GP refers to ophthalmology for assessment and possible removal rather than treating it.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "A non-cancerous growth of the eye or its surrounding structures; a GP refers to ophthalmology for assessment and possible removal rather than treating it.",
      "cautions": [
        "RED FLAG - Visual field defects, proptosis, or increased intraocular pressure: assess urgently and refer.",
        "Rare in Egyptian primary care.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - Patients should seek immediate medical attention for changes in vision, acute eye pain, or visible changes in the tumor due to secondary glaucoma risk.",
        "RED FLAG - Irregularly contoured lesions thicker than 0.5-1.0 mm, increased vasculature, spontaneous hyphema, or pupillary peeking indicate potential malignancy.",
        "RED FLAG - A change in the size or colour of the lesion, or bleeding from it: re-evaluate for malignant transformation."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "benign-eye-tumor"
    }
  ]
}