The 40-year-old guy noticed that his eyes had always been red and that his vision had been fuzzy for some time before going to the hospital; regrettably, he was given an immediate diagnosis of eye cancer.
Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated that the green light emitted by smartphone screens can kill human retinal cells, impairing not just our vision but also raising the risk of more serious ailments.
The light beams from a mobile device will immediately contact your eye when used in a dim or dark setting. The eye tissue will take longer to dry as a result. Blindness and eye cancer could be long-term implications of this.
The man in the picture above appears to have spent 30 minutes each night before bed using his cell phone in the dark.
“Eye cancer” is a general phrase that covers a range of malignancies that can appear in different parts of the eye. Tumors are created when healthy cells in or near the eye mutate and grow out of control. A tumor could be benign or cancerous. A “benign tumor” is one that has the potential to grow but not to spread. Malignant tumors are those that have the potential to grow and spread to other areas of the body. An intraocular (inside the eye) malignancy is a type of cancer that begins in the eyeball.
Ophthalmologists, also known as “eye MDs,” are medical professionals that focus on conditions that affect the eyes and how they work. They are qualified to identify and treat intraocular melanoma (see below). Optometrists are a different category of eye physicians. They advise putting on glasses and contacts. Because they are not medical professionals, they are not qualified to treat intraocular cancer.
Eyes and their component elements
The eye, an organ for capturing light, communicates with the brain so it may create images. The three main parts of the eye are as follows:
- eyeball
- area of impact (the eye socket)
- adnexal (accessory) structures include things like tear ducts and eyelids.
The eye’s sclera, or outer layer, is made up of the retina, uvea, and sclera. The sclera is the term for the eyeball’s outer layer. Information is sent from the eye to the brain via the retina, a layered tissue lining the inside of the eyeball. The uvea is in charge of feeding the eye. Both the retina and the uvea have blood arteries.
The uvea consists of the following parts:
The iris, a pigmented area of the eye, regulates how much light enters the eye.
Ciliary body: A muscular structure that creates the clear fluid found in the eye and aids in eye focus.
The choroid, a layer of tissue behind the retina that feeds the interior of the eye, is made up of connective tissue and melanocytes, a type of pigmented (hued) cell. The choroid is the site of malignancies most frequently found.
Intraocular cancer comes in a wide variety.
Adults are more likely to develop uveal metastases, or cancer that has migrated from another part of the body to the uvea. This condition is known as “secondary cancer.” The primary intraocular cancer described on this page started in the eye and did not spread to other organs.
Melanoma is the primary intraocular cancer that strikes people the most commonly. Melanocytes, or skin cells, now begin to multiply quickly. Uveal melanoma is another name for intraocular melanoma.
Less frequent variations of intraocular malignancies include the following:
Lymphoma that forms inside the eye is referred to as “intraocular lymphoma”. It’s a rare condition that’s challenging for doctors to diagnose. Intraocular lymphoma is frequently categorized as a subtype of CNS lymphoma by medical practitioners. The most prevalent kind of intraocular lymphoma is non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Retinoblastoma is a rare form of juvenile eye cancer.
Hemangiomas are benign tumors that develop when blood vessels in the choroid and retina swell.
Additional rare instances of ocular malignancy include:
Conjunctival melanoma is a cancer of the conjunctiva, a membrane that lines the eyelid and eyeball. If left untreated, the body’s lymph nodes, which are bean-shaped tiny organs that fight disease, could become contaminated. Conjunctival melanoma frequently returns after therapy and appears as dark spots on the surface of the eye. A biopsy is frequently done on a lesion that seems to be conjunctival melanoma. An operation called a biopsy involves removing a sample of tissue and examining it under a microscope.
A basal or squamous cell skin cancer that affects the eyelids is known as an eyelid carcinoma. This tumor can be surgically removed if found early enough and is normally not dangerous.
Lacrimal gland tumors, which can be malignant or benign, have an impact on the glands responsible for producing tears.
It is common for intraocular melanoma to have no symptoms. Oftentimes, a melanoma is discovered during a routine eye exam by an ophthalmologist. Loss of vision that is painless is the most common symptom.
Indicators or symptoms of ocular cancer may include the following. Some eye cancer patients may not exhibit any of these symptoms. Other diseases may be to responsible for these symptoms instead than cancer.
Having difficulties seeing
One loses some of their field of view.
Observation of light flashes
There are blatant spots, waves, or floating objects.
A shadowy region on the iris. Iris melanoma differs from choroidal and ciliary body melanoma in that it presents dark spots on the eye.
Please visit your doctor if you are concerned about any of the signs or symptoms on this list. Your doctor will inquire about the frequency and duration of the symptom(s), among other things. This will help with the diagnosis, which is the process of figuring out what the illness’s primary cause is.
Symptom alleviation is a crucial part of care and treatment if cancer is found. This kind of care is referred to as supportive care, palliative care, and symptom management. To address any symptoms you are experiencing, particularly any that are new or changing, make an appointment with your doctor.
