Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with iris melanoma treated with plaque radiotherapy were more likely to develop post-management ...

A 13-year-old boy presented with a pigmented lesion on his iris. He had sustained a sports-related blunt trauma injury to his left eye, but he was not experiencing any symptoms, according to Carol L.

Meagan Hathaway, now 18 years old, was in for a routine check-up when her pediatrician asked her about the brown spot on her iris. With no symptoms and perfect eyesight, the blue-eyed swimmer and her ...

Advocacy groups helped one patient with ocular melanoma — and many others — learn more about their disease and treatment, as well as a place to connect about their experiences. When a patient is ...

Ocular melanoma is the most prevalent type of cancer affecting the eye. It is known as the second most common type of melanoma. It occurs in pigment-producing cells. Melanocytes in the conjunctival ...

The iris of the human eye can be affected by a number of medical conditions, and changes to its morphology provide an indication not just of disease in the local tissues but of broader systemic ...

Melanoma usually appears in locations where the skin receives frequent sun exposure, like the face, neck, shoulders, arms and legs. These melanomas are often linked to ultraviolet (UV) damage and may ...