IV. Primary Ocular Melanoma
The Primary Ocular Melanoma (OM) section provides an understanding about primary OM for the patients whose information and experiences have been shared with VISION. The data included in this section is divided into four categories: Diagnosis, Symptoms, Biopsies and Treatment.
Symptoms and Diagnosis Did the patient experience symptoms prior to the official diagnosis?*
The 72% of patients who responded “Yes” reported:
Blurred Vision
21%
Other 12%
Floaters 15% Flashes of Light 21%
28% No
The 12% of patients who responded “Other” reported:
72% Yes
l A veil began coming down into my sight line l Before radiation, I would occasionally get a horrible sharp pain in my OM eye l Change in vision — just thought I needed a stronger eyeglass prescription l Dark spot in field of vision l Double vision l Intermittent sharp pain which stopped after treatment, very slight vision changes l Rippling or wavy pattern in one area of my vision
Headaches 6%
Pressure in the Eye
4%
Red Eye 2%
Vision Loss 12% Sensitivity to Bright Light 7%
* Please note: the questions in this section are answered from the time point of the initial diagnosis of primary ocular melanoma.
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