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Retinal imaging was conducted using conventional color fundus photography and OCT. On the color fundus images and the blue and green reflectance channels of MCI, each of the lesions was difficult to distinguish. On the infrared channel, the lesion was identified as bright white in color and bright orange on the multicolor image. The lesion was identified on OCT as a flat, homogeneous hyperreflective lesion involving the choroid, with an intact overlying retinal pigment epithelium and retinal layers. A comparison of the clinical and imaging features with other known entities led to the conclusion that the lesion was a distinct clinical entity. The presence of melanin in the lesion was confirmed based on the retinal imaging findings and the light absorption properties of melanin. As a result, the lesion was named as \u2018choroidal melanocytic hamartoma\u2019. 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