Eye Cancer Treatment

Frequency:- Retinoblastoma Occurs In 80% Of The Children Before 3 Years Of Age And Its Diagnosis In Children Over 6 Years Of Age Is Extremely Uncommon.

Screening & Diagnosis Of Retinoblastoma:-

Screening for retinoblastoma happens for newborns in the first three months, and it includes:

The red reflex: Looking for a reddish-orange reflection from the eye’s retina from around 30 cm / 1 foot.

The corneal light reflex / Hirschberg test: Looking for symmetrical reflection of light beam in the same spot on each eye.

Eye examination: Looking for structural abnormalities

Signs And Symptoms Of Eye Cancer Retinoblastoma:-

1. Abnormal appearance of the pupil

2. Leukoria- amanrotic cats eye reflex

3. Deterioration of vision red and irritated eye with Glaucoma

4. Children develop squint as a cross eyed or a wall eye.

Treatment Of Eye Cancer Retinoblastoma:-

The main concern of RB treatment is to safeguard the life of the child and minimize complications rather than preserving the vision.

Enuncleation:-

Most patients with unilateral disease present with advanced intraocular disease therefore usually undergo enanculation which results in the cure rate of 95% In bilalateral RB enanculation is usually reserved for eyes that have failed all known effective therapies or without useful vision.

Brachytherapy:-

Brachytherapy involves the placement of radioactive implant (plaque) usually on the selera adjacent to the base of tumor. It is used as a primary treatment.

Thermotherapy:-

Involves the application of heat in the affected area, generally in the form of infrared radiation. It is used for small tumors.

Cryotherapy:-

It damages the vascular endothelium with secondary thrombosis by quickly freezing it.

Chemotherapy:-

Systematic chemotherapy has become forefront of treatment in the past decade in search of globe preserving measures and to avoid the adverse effect of EBRT(External beam radiation therapy).