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Your urgent help needed ? - liorpedaya - 03-15-2026
Looking for Help – Trying to Find an Ocular Oncologist Who Might Review My Case
Hello everyone,
I hope it is okay for me to post here. I am reaching out because I am desperately trying to find an ocular oncologist who might be willing to briefly review my case and tell me whether it may involve a delayed diagnosis of uveal melanoma.
In 2018, I visited an ophthalmologist because I was experiencing flashes of light (photopsia). The visit was very short – only a few minutes – and according to my recollection and the medical documentation, my pupils were never dilated and the retina was not examined. The doctor focused on the front part of the eye and recommended a preventive laser iridotomy.
Three years later, in 2021, during what was supposed to be just a routine eye exam with another doctor, my pupils were dilated as part of the examination. The doctor immediately discovered a medium-to-large ocular melanoma in my eye. I was urgently referred to a hospital and underwent brachytherapy within two days.
Sadly, despite treatment, in September 2024 the cancer progressed and my eye had to be surgically removed. Today I live with an ocular prosthesis.
Right now, I am simply trying to find an experienced ocular oncologist who might be willing to review a short summary of my case and let me know whether it may warrant a formal expert opinion.
Without a supporting opinion from a specialist in ocular oncology, I cannot even pursue legal review of the case in my country.
If anyone here knows an ocular oncologist, a specialist in uveal melanoma, or someone connected to major centers such as Wills Eye Hospital, Mount Sinai, Columbia, Bascom Palmer, or other ocular oncology programs, I would be incredibly grateful for any guidance, introductions, or suggestions.
This situation has been extremely difficult, and any help or direction from this community would truly mean the world to me.
Thank you so much for reading and for any help you may be able to offer ❤️?????
Lior pedaya
Israel.
My email is :
pedaya@gmail.com
RE: Your urgent help needed ? - BlueBird2 - 03-17-2026
Hello Lior,
I'm sorry to hear about your cancer. I'm no doctor but I have a cat that my vet said can't be treated anymore because the skin cancer had already metastasized. However I wasn't willig go let her go and after prayer I found something that helped her reduce the tumor. She enjoys her life and is well.
Studies suggest that Artemisia annua attacks specially tumor cells and destroys them:
https://fhs.um.edu.mo/en/artemisinin-and-its-derivatives-in-the-treatment-of-eye-cancer/
It doesn't work when during the treatment cortison or opioides are given or applied on the skin. (I replaced cortisone for her dermatitis with boswellic acid, i.e., frankincense extract.) I wish you all the best and stay safe