Risk factors for ocular melanoma ( Eye Cancer) include:
1. Age and Gender
Chronic glaucoma is rare before age 40. The risk of glaucoma is almost doubled every 10 years after age 50. Chronic glaucoma usually occurs in elderly women.
2. Race
Ocular meloma have a tendency to attack black skin people three times greater than white people, and six times to suffer permanent blindness due to glaucoma. Asians, especially Vietnamese also have a great risk.
3. Offspring
Glaucoma can be inherited in families. If one of your parents had glaucoma, then your risk of glaucoma at around 20%. If your brother or sister have it, the risk were increase up to 50%.
4. Medical Conditions
If you have diabetes, then your risk of glaucoma is three times greater than those without diabetes. A history of high blood pressure or heart disease may also increase risk. In addition, inflammatory eye diseases, such as eye tumors, retinal detachment and eye surgery also increases the risk of glaucoma.
5. Nearsighted
The results of extensive studies show that people with nearsightedness (myopia) are at risk two to three times more likely to develop glaucoma than those who do not suffer from myopia.
6. Physical injury
Severe trauma, such as the eye hit, could increase pressure on the eye. Injuries also can transform the location of the lens, so the drainage angle is closed.
7. Prolonged use of corticosteroids
Corticosteroid eye drops are used during long periods of time to treat a disease can also increase your risk of glaucoma.
1. Age and Gender
Chronic glaucoma is rare before age 40. The risk of glaucoma is almost doubled every 10 years after age 50. Chronic glaucoma usually occurs in elderly women.
2. Race
Ocular meloma have a tendency to attack black skin people three times greater than white people, and six times to suffer permanent blindness due to glaucoma. Asians, especially Vietnamese also have a great risk.
3. Offspring
Glaucoma can be inherited in families. If one of your parents had glaucoma, then your risk of glaucoma at around 20%. If your brother or sister have it, the risk were increase up to 50%.
4. Medical Conditions
If you have diabetes, then your risk of glaucoma is three times greater than those without diabetes. A history of high blood pressure or heart disease may also increase risk. In addition, inflammatory eye diseases, such as eye tumors, retinal detachment and eye surgery also increases the risk of glaucoma.
5. Nearsighted
The results of extensive studies show that people with nearsightedness (myopia) are at risk two to three times more likely to develop glaucoma than those who do not suffer from myopia.
6. Physical injury
Severe trauma, such as the eye hit, could increase pressure on the eye. Injuries also can transform the location of the lens, so the drainage angle is closed.
7. Prolonged use of corticosteroids
Corticosteroid eye drops are used during long periods of time to treat a disease can also increase your risk of glaucoma.
Symptoms of Eye Melanoma
Sometimes there are visible symptoms of ocular melanoma, especially in the early stages. In this case, eye melanoma is usually diagnosed through a routine eye examination by an optician. Symptoms of melanoma in the eye include:
• Blurred vision in one eye
• Floaters (small spots on the eye)
• Changes in iris color or dark spots on the iris
• Red and sore eyes
• Eyes bulging
• Loss of peripheral vision
Eye Melanoma Treatment
Treatment of ocular melanoma is based on part of the eye is affected and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. Surgery is a common method of treatment by removing some or all of the eye. Removal of the eye (enucleation) may be necessary in some cases of large tumors when other treatment methods are not suitable. Artificial eye can be made in many cases. Prosthetic eye today is much more realistic than in the past. Created by talented experts, trained people who called ocularists.
Radiation therapy is also a common method of treatment of ocular melanoma. This may be the sole treatment or after surgery. There are two types of radiation therapy are external and internal. Both use a certain energy to disrupt the activity of cancer cells to eliminate them and prevent cell division. External radiation provides radiation of a special machine that targets the tumor site externally. Radiation method is specific and limiting damage to surrounding tissue. Internal radiation (brachytherapy), often called plaque therapy, treatment of ocular melanoma using the "seed" or "plaque" radioactive implanted near the tumor site to deliver therapy. Typically, remain embedded for 7 days and then retrieved.
Radiation therapy effective against ocular melanoma, but not without side effects. Red, dry eye is a common side effect. Cataracts are sometimes the result of therapy, but surgery may be an option to remove it. Bilumata loss and shortening can also occur. Radiation therapy can cause damage to the optic nerve, glaucoma, and abnormal blood vessels in the retina, but it rarely happens.
Damage to the eye nerve (optic nerve) located behind the eye and resulting in decreased peripheral vision (peripheral) and ends with blindness.
These diseases include the second cause of blindness in the world, an estimated 70 million people worldwide suffer from glaucoma. With eyes examined earlier, the blindness caused by glaucoma can be prevented. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, but the damage to the view can be controlled or prevented.
These diseases include the second cause of blindness in the world, an estimated 70 million people worldwide suffer from glaucoma. With eyes examined earlier, the blindness caused by glaucoma can be prevented. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, but the damage to the view can be controlled or prevented.
