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Eye melanomas that are large often cause vision loss in the affected eye and may cause complications, such as retinal detachment, that also cause vision loss.
Eye melanomas that are large often cause vision loss in the affected eye and may cause complications, such as retinal detachment, that also cause vision loss.
If small eye melanomas occur in critical parts of the eye they may cause some vision loss. There may be  difficulty seeing in the center of the vision or on the side. Advanced eye melanomas can cause complete vision loss.
If small eye melanomas occur in critical parts of the eye they may cause some vision loss. There may be  difficulty seeing in the center of the vision or on the side. Advanced eye melanomas can cause complete vision loss.
===Metastasis===
===Metastasis===
Eye melanoma can spread outside of the eye and to distant areas of the body, including the liver, lungs and bones.
Eye melanoma can spread outside of the eye and to distant areas of the body, including the liver, lungs and bones.

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Overview

Natural History

Complications

Complications of eye melanoma may include:

Glaucoma

Eye melanoma that is growing may cause glaucoma. Signs and symptoms of glaucoma may include the following:

  • Eye pain
  • Redness
  • Blurry vision

Vision loss

Eye melanomas that are large often cause vision loss in the affected eye and may cause complications, such as retinal detachment, that also cause vision loss. If small eye melanomas occur in critical parts of the eye they may cause some vision loss. There may be difficulty seeing in the center of the vision or on the side. Advanced eye melanomas can cause complete vision loss.

Metastasis

Eye melanoma can spread outside of the eye and to distant areas of the body, including the liver, lungs and bones.

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