Melanoma

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Follow Up

Follow up after treatment of intraocular melanoma varies depending on the type of treatment that you have received:

Following Laser Thermotherapy

Unfortunately, there will always be a risk of secondary spread from the melanoma to other parts of the body later in life (metastatic disease). At present, there is no known treatment to prevent this from happening. You should return to see your general practitioner every year for a blood test and examination of your body to exclude the presence of metastatic disease.

Following Plaque Radiotherapy

Unfortunately, there will always be a risk of secondary spread from the melanoma to other parts of the body later in life (metastatic disease). At present, there is no known treatment to prevent this from happening. You should return to see your general practitioner every year for a blood test and examination of your body to exclude the presence of metastatic disease.

Following Enucleation

Your eye doctor will need to see you following fitting of your artificial eye and then six months later for a final check. If there are no other problems or concerns, you will not need to return for further visits. It would be worth seeing your optometrist every couple of years for a quick check of your healthy eye. It would be wise for you to wear impact resistant safety glasses when playing sport or performing tasks or jobs where there is a risk of eye injury. These are available from your optometrist and the details can be discussed with them.

If you had a biopsy of the tumour or if you had orbital radiotherapy following the enucleation, you may need ongoing yearly follow up visits to your eye doctor.

Unfortunately, there will always be a risk of secondary spread from the melanoma to other parts of the body later in life (metastatic disease). At present, there is no known treatment to prevent this from happening. You should return to see your general practitioner every year for a blood test and examination of your body to exclude the presence of metastatic disease.