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Retinoblastoma is a malignant intraocular tumor that develops from retinal visual cells in other words cancer of the retina. It is a congenital disease that if left untreated ends in death. It appears in children before age 3. The tumor’s nodules produce secondary tumors that will fill the eye then follow the optic nerve into the brain, this is what causes death. A child with Retinoblastoma will have a white pupil in one or both of their eyes. Treatment for Retinoblastoma is removal of the eye and radiotherapy. Cryotherapy or photocoagulation can also be effective. Early detection of the disease will raise visual and life expectancy. Sources Barbara Cassin; Melvin L. Rubin, MD, Editor. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. 2006. Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Amblyopia. June 27, 2008. www.tsvi.edu Stephen Goldberg, M.D. William Tratler, M.D. Opthamology made ridiculously simple. 2008. Miami. MedMaster, Inc. Wikipedia. Retinoblastoma. June 27, 2008. www.wikipedia.org Yahoo Images. Toxoplasmosis. June 27, 2008. www.yahoo.com Developed by Kori Eakin
