Read article Symptoms of eye cancer
This page tells you about the symptoms of eye cancer. There are several symptoms. Other eye conditions that aren’t eye cancer can cause many of these symptoms. But it is important that you report any of them to your doctor. People with eye cancer may have
- Bulging of one eye
- Complete or partial loss of sight
- Pain in or around the eye (rare with eye cancer)
- Blurred vison
- Change in the appearance of the eye
Eye cancer can also cause
- Seeing spots or flashes of light or wiggly lines in front of your eyes
- Blinkered vision (loss of peripheral vision) – you can see what is straight ahead clearly, but not what is at the sides
- A dark spot on the coloured part of the eye (the iris) that is getting bigger
Pain is quite rare unless the cancer has spread to the outside of the eye.
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The earlier a cancer is picked up, the easier it is to treat it and the more likely the treatment is to be successful. So it is important that you go to your GP as soon as possible if you notice worrying symptoms.
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