WHAT IS RETINOBLASTOMA ?

Retinoblastoma, or eye cancer is cancer that occurs in the area behind the eye. This type of cancer can affect all ages, but this cancer generally affects children aged less than 5 years.

American Cancer Society study says that as many as 200 hundred children every year suffering from retinoblastoma. Or retinoblastoma eye cancer can affect one or both eyes and can spread to the eye socket and into the brain (via the optic nerve).

Causes Or retinoblastoma eye cancer is the absence of genes that are lowering the tumor. In general, eye cancer gene derived based on descent.

Symptoms

• Eyes squint

• Pupils are white

• Pain and red eyes

• Iris in both eyes is not the same color

• Impaired vision

• Can cause blindness

Treatment

• Treatment depends on the size and location of the tumor. Smaller tumors can be treated with laser surgery. While tumor that has spread beyond the eye will do radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

• If the treatment has no effect on the likelihood of cancer is necessary removal action. If the cancer only affects one eye then the whole eyeball removed along with most of the optic nerve.

• If the cancer affects both eyes it will be a special microsurgical techniques to destroy or remove the tumor so that both eyes do not need to be removed. Or one eye removed and the other eye or radiation therapy to control tumor microsurgery.

• After treatment try to check the eyes every 2-4 months. If the cancer recur, chemotherapy can be repeated.

Prevention

• If you have a family history of retinoblastoma, genetic counseling should be done to help predict the risk of retinoblastoma in the offspring.

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