Ocular melanoma: A type of cancer that develops in the eye. The cancer develops from pigment-producing cells called melanocytes. This cancer becomes more common with increasing age. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ocular melanoma is available below.
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Ocular melanoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ocular melanoma, or a subtype of Ocular melanoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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