What are the first signs of eye cancer?

Medically Reviewed by Checkmark Medically Reviewed By: Dr. Sravanthi Sunkaraneni
How to understand the initial symptoms of eye Cancer?
Eye cancer is not easily identified by an individual based on the symptoms alone as the symptoms can occur in other conditions also. The signs of eye cancer are therefore non-specific and can be shadows in the vision, floaters, blurring vision, a dark patch, bulging of eyes, a lump, pain, etc. Clinical examination and testing are required for diagnosis.

Eye cancer does not have specific symptoms and might only be picked up during a health check-up. Some of the suspected signs of eye cancer include shadows, flashes of light, wiggly lines in vision, blurred vision, a dark patch, bulging, lump and pain in the eye, pain, etc.

These signs are not specific only to eye cancer. For example, floaters can also be a sign of ageing. So, having one or two signs from the above-mentioned list does not mean you have eye cancer. The diagnosis of eye cancer is done through an eye exam, biopsy, blood test or imaging tests like ultrasound, optical coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein angiography, chest x-ray, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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