Rare cancer took her eye at just 11. Still in treatment, she reminds her followers we're 'all a little different' (exclusive)

Melanie Wightman developed ocular melanoma, a rare eye cancer that develops in pigment-producing cells of the eye ...
People

Women Form Unique Friendship After They Both Lose an Eye to Cancer: 'We Have 2 Cats, 2 Partners Called Mark and 2 Eyes’

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Lawrence Journal-World

Lawrence author’s new memoir is about how she survived eye cancer and helped preserve a piece of Kansas prairie forever

Lawrence author Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is pictured on her family's land near Wells Overlook in July 2025. A struggle with eye cancer and a struggle to preserve a piece of land will forever be ...
The Gazette

Early detection of eye cancer critical for successful treatment

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - January 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.