Dr. Matheson Harris, eyelid and facial plastic surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah, discusses skin cancers of the eyelids, including basal cell, squamous cell, sebaceous cell and melanoma.

Barbara Renda goes to the dermatologist religiously for skin checks, because she’s susceptible for skin cancer. For a year and a half doctors told her a dry patch over her eye was simply that. But this summer a biopsy showed it was cancer. Even though it showed up as a basil cell carcinoma on the surface, the cancer had actually grown inside her skin where it couldn’t be detected. It grew so large it was starting to take over her eyelid on her only functioning eye. (her other eye is a glass eye, she lost vision in that eye from a retinal detachment).

Doctors told her it was possible she would lose her vision as a result. The 77 year old who is heavily involved in her grandchildren’s lives, taking them ice skating, sporting events, etc. was devastated.

When doctors removed the cancer, it essentially left a large hole above her eye roughly the size of a baseball. Harsha Reddy, MD, Oculoplastic Surgeon at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary had to do a complicated reconstruction on her eye lid, and try to save her eye and vision. The procedure was successful, and her surgeon calls her recovery miraculous. She is now able to see out of that eye and is so emotional about her progress.

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Signs and Symptoms of Eye Cancer

Eye cancer or ocular cancer refers to any tumour that affects the cells inside the eyeball and other structures surrounding it. Dr. Priyanka. V. Walvekar, Oculoplasty Consultant at Narayana Nethralaya, talks about the signs and symptoms of eye cancer that can occur in and around the eyes. If you experience any abnormalities in your eyes or vision, consult an eye doctor at the earliest. When it comes to Eye Cancer, early detection and prompt treatment can not only save the eye and vision of the person affected but their life as well.

Denver Plastic Surgeon, Chris Thiagarajah discusses the signs of eyelid cancer that he sees in his office in Denver Colorado. Dr Thiagarajah is an eyelid cancer expert who has years of experience reconstructing eyelids after eyelid cancer reconstruction. Dr Thiagarajah discusses the most common signs of basal cell, squamous cell and sebaceous cell carcinoma

Rao Chundury, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine