I was diagnosed with an ocular melanoma in November 2021 and pretty recently had treatment. I went for my standard 2 yearly eye test and mentioned to the optician that I was seeing floaters. She took a look and said 'think you might have a detached...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with occular melanoma in 2015. After having Ruthenium Plaque treatment, I have been in remission for 6 years. It was a total fluke that it was spotted, I was at my local Sheffield hospital eye department, having tests before...
Hi Diagnosed Ocular Melanoma July 2021 - Right eye. Breaky Therapy September 2021. February 2022 Started Avastin Injections over three months. Just had 2nd - Putting eye drops In. Due to Cancer leaking. Just wondered any vitamins. I could be taking...
I had plaque therapy at Moorefields last November but am struggling to get back to normal. Is this usual?
I'm Alison and I'm 51 and yesterday after a whirlwind few weeks was finally diagnosed with ocular melanoma and feel like my life has been turned upside down. Its quite an aggressive form and the two options of treatment I was given as proton beam...
Hello. I have recently been diagnosed with melanoma in my right eye. Still coming to terms with it. Has anyone got any advise please. Thanks
Hi everyone My husband (aged 37) was today diagnosed with a large choroidal melanoma and advised that, due to tumour elevation, neither plaque radiotherapy or proton beam would be suitable. So he has an operati on date in December to return to Moorfields...
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