Eye Cancer: Things to Know
Cancer of the eye is rare. It damages eyelid by binding of muscles, skin and nerves. When the tumor starts inside the eyeball it is known intraocular cancer. The common intraocular cancers are melanoma and lymphoma. In children, the common eye cancer is retinoblastoma, which is the cancer of the cells of the retina. Cancer cells can spread from eye to other parts of the body when cancer antigen cells begin to grow out of control. Treatment for eye cancer varies- they can be treated surgically, through radiation therapy, freezing/ heat therapy, or laser therapy. The eye has 3 major parts: the eyeball, the orbit, and the adnexal structures. Parts of the eye including the conjunctiva, anterior chamber, cornea, lens, iris, ciliary body, orbit, optic nerve, retina and sclera. Eyeball The main part of the eye is the eyeball...