It is important to be regular with eye checkups, to rule out other health concerns, but especially that of ocular melanoma.

Uveal melanoma, or ocular melanoma, is a cancer that happens inside your eyeball. It’s rare. Just 7 out of every 1 million people get it each year. But it’s also the most common eye cancer for ...

Most people are familiar with melanoma in the skin, which is a very dangerous cancer that can spread from the skin to different parts of the body and cause death. Melanoma can also occur inside ...

Since ocular melanoma is inside the eye, there are often no symptoms in the early stage. As the melanoma grows, it can cause flashing lights, floating spots, blurry vision, and shadows in the ...

A brown spot on your eye may be an eye freckle. In very rare cases, it may be a type of cancer known as ocular melanoma. Eye specialists will monitor the spot and recommend treatment if it becomes ...

Although it is the most common eye cancer in adults, ocular melanoma is very rare — about 2,500 adults are diagnosed every year in the U.S. It can occur in all races, at any age, but the average ...

There’s really nothing officially FDA-approved to treat eye melanoma,” Orloff said. In about 50% of ocular melanoma cases, the cancer spreads, or metastasizes, to the liver.

Melanoma of the eye caused by two gene mutations Date: May 29, 2014 Source: University of California, San Diego Health Sciences Summary: A therapeutic target for treating the most common form of ...

Ocular melanoma—an incredibly rare eye cancer that affects just six people in every million—has mystified doctors in Auburn, Alabama, and Huntersville, North Carolina, showing up in an ...

A new mom who lost her right eye to ocular melanoma is urging others to get their eyes checked and be aware of this lesser-known form of skin cancer. IE 11 is not supported.

They took pictures of the colored part of the eyes of nearly 1,200 people. These were analyzed for freckles. These people also got surveys about sun exposure and melanoma history.