Iowa Eyecare » cancer http://www.iowaeyeblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Young Mother Develops Cancer of the Eye http://www.iowaeyeblog.com/2009/11/young-mother-develops-cancer-of-the-eye/ http://www.iowaeyeblog.com/2009/11/young-mother-develops-cancer-of-the-eye/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:10:46 +0000 Dr. Nelson http://www.iowaeyeblog.com/?p=153
Dr. Noyes

Dr. Richard Noyes

The importance of routine examinations cannot be under stated.  The light-sensitive retina (located on the back, inside surface of the eye) should be examined at least annually, even for those with perfect vision.  The following is a real-life example of why a retinal exam is so important. 

Not long ago, a 32-year-old, single mother of three came to Iowa EyeCare’s Marion office to see optometrist Dr. Richard Noyes for an eye exam and to get new contact lenses. She had no symptoms and was in good health.
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Melanoma of the Eye

 

 

An Optomap® retinal exam was performed.  The image of the right eye is shown here and has a dark oval lesion: melanoma.  This patient was sent to the University of Iowa to see an ophthalmic oncologist (an eye-cancer doctor) and the eye was removed 3 days later.

Cancer of the eye is deadly.  The early diagnosis made by Dr. Noyes saved this woman’s life.  Fortunately, she doing fine and was fit with a prosthetic eye. 

 

 

Don’t wait to schedule your next eye exam.  We have locations in Cedar Rapids, Marion and Robins, Iowa.

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