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Eye Cancer | Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Eye Cancer

Eye cancer is a general term used to describe many types of tumors that occur in various parts of the eye. Eye cancer is caused by an uncontrolled growth of cells in or around the eye. Cancer of the eye is uncommon. However, eye cancer can occur in children in the form of the disease called retinoblastoma. Eye cancer is also called as intraocular melanoma cancer. It occurs generally in aged people due to increase in risk factors.

Conjunctival melanoma

A growing dark spot on the iris

Poor or blurry vision in one eye

eyecancer

A sensation of flashing lights

Loss of side (peripheral) vision in the affected eye

A displacement of your eye within the eye socket

Floaters — spots or squiggles drifting in your field of vision

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