A 6-month-old girl’s rare retinal cancer was mistakenly diagnosed by doctors as eczema — and her eye was eventually removed. Katherine O’Neill, 42, noticed her daughter, Amelia, had been ...

Eye cancer can develop in the eyeball or in the tissues and structures that surround it. It is a relatively rare type of cancer, with an estimated 3,490 new cases occurring in the United States in ...

A UBURN, Ala. - May is Ocular Melanoma Awareness Month to bring more attention to a rare type of cancer that develops in the eye.It’s so rare, it only occurs in about 6 of every 1 million people ...

Melanoma of the eye can occur in different parts of the eye, including the uvea, iris, ciliary body, conjunctiva, and eyelids. Uveal melanoma is a cancer that is relatively rare but deadly and ...

A melanoma in the eye differs significantly from the more common melanoma that can develop into skin cancer. Jen O'Halloran, 50, of Des Moines, was diagnosed with eye melanoma in March 2021.

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust awarded Isla in 2022 for her bravery throughout diagnosis and treatment. Jam Press “Isla battled through chemotherapy like a little trooper,” mom Rebecca has said.

In Lily’s case, the cancer in her right eye had spread to her left — and she needed to undergo immediate surgery to remove her right eye on Dec. 20. “I cried, [Lily's mother Casie] cried.

Benny was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a childhood eye cancer, when he was about 6 months and his mom noticed a discrepancy between his eyes on his baby monitor. He is now cancer-free.