Cancers that happen in and around the eye are very rare. The most common type of eye cancer that happens in adults is ocular melanoma, sometimes known as intraocular melanoma. This is when melanoma ...

Skin cancers of the eyelids are more common than most people think, in fact, up to one in ten cases of skin cancers anywhere on the body occur on the eyelids. Just like on the rest of the body, ...

A 35-year-old renal transplant patient was referred to our eye department with a large lesion affecting the right upper eyelid (Figure 1). The lesion had developed rapidly over the previous 8 weeks, ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Eyelid cancer is relatively uncommon; however, early detection is still crucial. Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show, Bloom, recently visited Kwitko Eye ...

New cases of a particular type of eyelid cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) have risen steadily over the past 15 years in England, reveals research published online in the British Journal of ...

Slathering on the SPF before going out in the sun might be more common these days. But an area that often gets overlooked is the space around the eyes, including the delicate eyelid area. Eyelid skin ...

One of the most important things you can do each day to prevent skin cancer (and premature skin aging) is wearing sunscreen every day. Even if you're great about applying sunscreen, you might still be ...

Skin cancers of the eyelid, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, account for 5 percent to 10 percent of all skin cancers. While only a small number are lethal, eyelid ...