Retinoblastoma: What You Need to Know

In early 2017, a news outlet reported of a rare type of cancer diagnosable by simply looking at photographs of the eye. This rare cancer is retinoblastoma.

What is retinoblastoma?

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) define retinoblastoma as a “cancer of the eye. It begins in the retina, the layer of nerve cells lining the back of the eye. It happens when nerve cells in the retina change, growing in size and number. The cells eventually form a tumor, and these cells usually spread in and around the eye.” Like most cancers, these malignant cells can spread to other …read more