Intraocular Melanoma

Symptoms

Blurry vision or sudden loss of vision.
Soreness in an eye, or bulging of the eye (uncommon).
Flashes or "floaters" in your vision.
Dark spot on your iris. This is the colored ring at the front of your eye.
Change in the shape of your pupil.

Complications

Increasing pressure within the eye (glaucoma). A growing eye melanoma may cause glaucoma.
Vision loss. Large eye melanomas often cause vision loss in the affected eye and can cause complications, such as retinal detachment, that also cause vision loss.
Eye melanoma that spreads beyond the eye.

Causes

Exposure to sunlight or artificial sunlight from tanning beds.
Having light-colored eyes.
Older age.
Being Caucasian.
Inherited skin conditions, such as dysplastic nevus syndrome, which cause abnormal moles.
Having a mole on the surface of the eye.
Abnormal skin pigmentation involving the eyes or eyelids.

Risk factors

Light eye color. People with blue eyes or green eyes have a greater risk of melanoma of the eye.
Being white. White people have a greater risk of eye melanoma than do people of other races.
Age.
Certain inherited skin disorders.
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.
Certain genetic mutations.

Prevention

Reduce UV Exposure: When it comes to UV exposure, one should always wear UV-protective sunglasses whenever outdoors. The sun's ultraviolet (UV) light can be very harmful to your eyes but good sunglasses should block 100% of the sun's UV spectrum. Add a broad-brimmed hat and you should be well ahead of the curve!

How is it treated?

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Surgery is the most common treatment for intraocular melanoma. The following types of surgery may be used: Resection: Surgery to remove the tumor and a small amount of healthy tissue around it. Enucleation: Surgery to remove the eye and part of the optic nerve.

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Dr. Hemant Malhotra

Professor & HOD

Experience35years

QualificationMBBS, MD (Medicine), FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh), FACP (USA), MNAMS, FICP, FUICC, FIMSA
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Dr. Prashant Kumbhaj

Professor

Experience9years

QualificationMBBS, MD(Radiation Oncology), DM, MRCP, SCE (UK), ECMO, PDCR
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Dr. Ajay Yadav

Professor

Experience2years

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Assistant Professor

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Dr. Ankur Punia

Assistant Professor

Experience5years

QualificationMBBS, MD(Medicine), DM(Medical Oncology- SAIMS, Indore)
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