Confronting ocular melanoma
Some 23 years ago, I was 19 and getting ready to start college at Florida State University. But after experiencing blurry vision that could not be corrected with glasses or contacts, I was diagnosed with ocular melanoma, a very rare cancer in the eye. With my whole life ahead of me, I was determined to beat it. After treatment, which involved radiation and the loss of sight in my right eye, I got a clean bill of health -- just in time...