Details of Eye Cancer

Eye cancer may refer to any cancer that starts in the eye. Cancer starts when cells begin to grow out of control.

These are:

• Melanoma
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Retinoblastoma
• Medulloepithelioma
• Uveal melanoma
• Conjunctival melanoma
• Orbital and adnexal cancers

• Shadows, flashes of light, or wiggly lines in the vision
• Blurred vision
• Bigger dark patch
• Loss of vision
• Bulging of one eye
• A lump on the eyelid or in the eye
• Pain in and around the eye

1. Eye examination
2. Ultrasound
3. Fluorescein angiography
4. Fine needle biopsy
5. Cytogenetics and gene expression profiling
6. Tests for matastases
7. CT scan
8. MRI scan
9. PET scan

Treatment options:

Surgery: 

Iridectomy: If iris melanomas is very small, then this can be an option to partially remove the iris.

Iridotrabeculectomy: This is a partial removal of the iris and removal of outer part of the eyeball.

Iridocyclectomy: This is a partial removal of the iris and the ciliary body.

Transscleral resection: This is a surgical removal of melanoma od the ciliary body or choroid only.

Enucleation: This is a removal of complete eyeball. It is performed when melanomas becomes larger in size.

Orbital exenteration: This is a removal of the eyeball and paretial removal of surrounding parts.

Radiation Therapy:

Brachytherapy: In the procedure, small seeds of radioactive material are palced directly into or very close to the cancer. From the seeds, the radiation travels a very short distance, so most of it will be focused only on the tumor.

Proton beam radiation therapy: In this procedure, proton beams are used toward the cancer instead of using x-rays as in standard radiation therapy.

Laser Therapy:

Transpupillary thermotherapy: In this procedure, a infrared light is used to heat and kill the tumor.

Laser photocoagulation: In this procedure, high-energy light beams to burn tissue.

Chemotherapy: This is a kind of procedure, in which certain kind of drugs are given to the patients in cancer affected area or though veins.

Targeted Drugs and immunotherapy: