Most people are familiar with melanoma in the skin, which is a very dangerous cancer that can spread from the skin to different parts of the body and cause death. Melanoma can also occur inside the ...

Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare cancer that develops in the pigment-producing cells within the uveal layer (uvea), which is the middle layer of the eye. UM is also known as intraocular melanoma. Early ...

Ocular melanoma is the cancer of the eyes, which is extremely rare, and hence not a lot of people are aware about its existence. It is essentially a malignant tumor that occurs from melanocytes -- ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Choroidal melanoma is a form of cancer that affects the choroid, part of the middle layer of the eye. It can cause pain and vision changes. The choroid is part of the uvea, which is the middle layer ...

Advocacy groups helped one patient with ocular melanoma — and many others — learn more about their disease and treatment, as well as a place to connect about their experiences. When a patient is ...

A new study identified the elements that could determine the overall survival of patients with the metastatic eye tumor, uveal melanoma. Patients with metastatic uveal melanoma (UM) experienced ...