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 ...

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.

Retinoblastoma is a cancer that starts in the retina, the light-sensitive structure in the back of the eye. The condition may lead to blindness and can also be life threatening.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.