The type of treatment given depends on the extent of the disease within the eye, whether the disease is in one or both eyes, and whether the disease has spread beyond the eye. Surgery to remove the eye. The use of extreme cold to destroy cancer cells. The use of laser light to destroy blood vessels that feed the tumor. Internal or external-beam radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the drug enters the bloodstream, travels through the body, and can kill cancer cells throughout the body.