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Eye cancer is a rare disease that can appear in all subjects both adults and children. Like other cancers, early stage eye cancer often has no obvious clinical manifestations and appears more clearly in the later stages. Therefore, the treatment of eye cancer is not highly effective and seriously affects the ability to see.
1. Overview of eye cancer
Eye cancer can occur in both adults and children. In adults, eye cancer can start in cells, including the conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, and eyeball, and develop from behind the eye, called retro-ocular cancer. Children are most often caused by retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that originates from the immature cells of the retina, can occur in children, especially children around 3 years of age.
Eye cancer is a dangerous disease because many cases can be treated to preserve life but lose eyes. Therefore, early detection of the disease is very important to minimize the risk of having to surgically remove the eyeball, preserving the eye and the ability to see.
However, like other types of cancer, eye cancer is also difficult to recognize in the early stages if you don't really pay attention, especially for young children who have not yet been able to say their own expressions, the more difficult it is. know.
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2. Signs of eye cancer
2.1 Signs of eye cancer in adults In the early stages, eye melanoma may cause no symptoms. When eye cancer is in an advanced stage, you may notice some signs such as:
A dark spot appears on the iris or on the conjunctiva Blurred, distorted or visible signs of vision loss clear. Decreased visual field: Spots appear in peripheral vision Sensitivity to light and flicker Changes the shape of the pupil. An abnormal mass on the eye or inside the eye. One eye is protruding. Eye socket pain , tearing 2.2 Signs of eye cancer in children The most common childhood eye cancer is retinoblastoma . It is most common in children under 2 years of age, but is still possible in other age groups. Symptoms of retinoblastoma in children include:
White pupils, crossed eyes. Two different colored pupils. Orbital pain is caused by glaucoma, but this is less common. The child's vision is abnormally reduced, the child cannot see clearly or there is an obstacle. If children go to school, they can see their learning ability decrease abnormally. The disease is often discovered when looking at pictures of children. When looking at a picture of a child, it can be seen that one of the eyes responds normally to the flash of a phone and produces a typical red-eye effect, while the other eye shows a white-eye reflex.
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3. Is eye cancer curable?
Eye cancer is treatable and gives quite satisfactory results. But many schools still need to remove the eyeball to preserve the patient's life. However, in our country, most of the visits are done when the disease is advanced, so the ability to preserve the eye is difficult and the survival rate is not as high as in the early stage.
Measures that can be used in the treatment of eye cancer include:
Surgery: It is possible to surgically remove the eyelid area or remove over a large area around and remove the area approaching the eye membrane. . If the cancer invades the eyeball and orbit, it is necessary to remove the entire interior of the orbit. Radiation therapy: Using radiation to kill cancer cells. When radiation therapy needs to be very careful to avoid the risk of damage to the organs in the eye socket. Especially in cases where the eye can be preserved. Chemotherapy: A method of using drugs to destroy cancer cells and is often combined with radiation therapy in the treatment of eye cancer. Adjunctive treatment measures such as increasing resistance, treating other symptoms should also be combined with the main measures, in order to reduce discomfort for the patient. Thus, eye cancer can be treated and in some cases it is possible to preserve the eyeball to ensure vision if detected early and depends on the type of eye cancer.
4. What to do when there are signs of eye cancer
Because the signs of eye cancer may not be obvious, especially in young children, but when you see children with signs of abnormal vision loss, abnormal findings in both eyes when taking pictures or children with money If you have a family history of eye cancer, you need to take your child to an eye specialist.
Because early detection is very valuable in treating children with eye cancer and preserving children's vision in the future.
Manifestations of eye cancer are often difficult to detect in the early stages, but can be recognized through some signs of vision changes. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to abnormal vision changes, especially in young children.
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