Eye cancer
What is eye cancer?
Eye cancer starts in the cells in or near your eyeball. The most common type of eye cancer in adults is uveal melanoma. It is a type of intraocular melanoma.
Risks for eye cancer
Risks for eye cancer include primary acquired melanosis (PAM), ocular melanocytosis and light-coloured skin, eyes and hair.
Symptoms of eye cancer
Common signs and symptoms of eye cancer include a new or growing dark spot on the eye and vision problems.
Diagnosis of eye cancer
Eye cancer can be diagnosed or ruled out by an eye exam and tests including optical coherence tomography (OCT), ultrasound and angiography.
Grading eye cancer
Grading describes how cancer cells look compared to healthy cells. Eye cancer can be described as low grade or high grade.
Stages of eye cancer
The stage of eye cancer describes how much cancer is in the body. Different types of eye cancer are staged differently. Some types of eye cancer aren’t given a stage.
If eye cancer spreads
Eye cancer can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the eye, lymph nodes or the skin.
Prognosis and survival for eye cancer
Prognosis estimates the outcome for eye cancer. It depends on many factors including if the cancer has spread, where the tumour started in the eye and the type of cells in the tumour.
Treatments for eye cancer
Eye cancer may be treated with radiation therapy or surgery. Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and active surveillance are sometimes used as well.
Supportive care for eye cancer
Supportive care for eye cancer helps people cope with physical, practical, emotional and spiritual challenges.
Eye cancer statistics
Cancer statistics tell us how many people in Canada are diagnosed with and die from eye cancer in a certain time frame.
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