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What is Uveal Melanoma?
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Uveal melanoma, or ocular melanoma, is the most common eye cancer diagnosed in adults, affecting approximately 2,500 people in the United States each year. Unrelated to skin melanoma, uveal melanomas often have no signs or symptoms, underscoring the importance of regular dilated retina exams for early diagnosis and treatment to safeguard sight. On this episode of ASRS’s Retina Health for Life, Dr. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya of Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss treatment advances made possible by retina specialists that are helping more people with the condition preserve their vision.
Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet on uveal melanoma here.
27 episodes
Manage episode 288370226 series 2796997
Uveal melanoma, or ocular melanoma, is the most common eye cancer diagnosed in adults, affecting approximately 2,500 people in the United States each year. Unrelated to skin melanoma, uveal melanomas often have no signs or symptoms, underscoring the importance of regular dilated retina exams for early diagnosis and treatment to safeguard sight. On this episode of ASRS’s Retina Health for Life, Dr. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya of Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss treatment advances made possible by retina specialists that are helping more people with the condition preserve their vision.
Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet on uveal melanoma here.
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