Cancer and the Eyes: Focusing on Metastasis and Ocular Diseases

In the later stages of cancer, tumor cells can invade different parts of the body. This is a process called metastasis. One part of the body is a rare victim of metastasis. These organs are the eyes. In what way does cancer traverse the body and reach our eyes? In addition, which types of diseases can it cause? These are the questions that scarce research is trying to answer. Because of its rarity, not enough studies focus on the relationship between cancer metastasis and the eyes. We will explore this subject with limited resources from decades ago to today. 

 

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