Standard Treatment In some cases, it may be possible to destroy the tumor within the eye by using light treatments (photocoagulation), freezing (cryotherapy) or laser therapy. Treatment may include an enucleation, meaning that the eye is removed and eventually replaced with an artificial eye. High-dose radiation also has a role.
Which of these procedures is used depends on the size of the tumor and whether the child has potentially useful vision.
The use of chemotherapy requires additional investigation, although tumors generally respond in a satisfactory manner to a number of chemotherapy drugs.
Five-Year Survival Over 90 percent if disease is confined to the eye; less than 10 percent if it has spread beyond the eye.
