Category: Eye Cancer

Early detection gives little boy a second chance at life

Priyansh poses with his mother and father. Photo supplied by the L V Prasad Eye Institute

Four-year-old Priyansh’s story begins in March 2023 when his father, Raj, noticed a strange glow in his little boy’s eyes. It was an observation that would end up saving Priyansh’s life. Raj and his wife, Ramya, acted quickly and took Priyansh to a local doctor who diagnosed him with a tumor. After more consultations, the… Continue reading Early detection gives little boy a second chance at life

Little Alok and his big fight

To combat the growing number of eye cancers in India, in 2015 we opened the Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer at the L V Prasad Eye Institute’s (LVPEI) Hyderabad campus. The facility provides life-changing cancer treatment to adults and children like Alok, pictured here, all at low or no cost.

Alok was just four months old when he was first brought by his parents to the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) at Bhubaneswar in June 2019. They had noticed a white spot on the black portion of his left eye, sought consultation with a local ophthalmologist, and had been referred to the institute on the… Continue reading Little Alok and his big fight

Toddler saved from deadly eye cancer by early diagnosis and treatment

Most toddlers keep themselves busy exploring their world with bright, wide-open eyes. So when the parents of two-year-old Shiva, from India, noticed a squint in his right eye, they knew right away that something was wrong. They took him to a government hospital where he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. The most common eye cancer in… Continue reading Toddler saved from deadly eye cancer by early diagnosis and treatment

It’s World Retinoblastoma Week!

Every year, the second week of May is World Retinoblastoma Week. It is an opportunity to raise global awareness of retinoblastoma, a life-threatening eye cancer that is almost exclusively found in young children. Although retinoblastoma can be treated with chemotherapy, globally there is a low survival rate because patients are often diagnosed too late. This problem is especially prevalent in developing countries, where it… Continue reading It’s World Retinoblastoma Week!