Retinoblastoma is a rare but serious eye cancer primarily affecting young children, developing from immature retinal cells. Preventive measures include early screening for children of parents with a history of retinoblastoma, as well as follow-up examinations like indirect ophthalmoscopy. Additional actions focus on preventing tumor spread and protecting vision.

1. Retinoblastoma
Preventive measures for retinoblastoma
MaryamFida
Optometry and Orthoptics

2. Retinoblastoma
 Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the
immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye.
 It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and it is
almost exclusively found in young children.
Preventive measures for retinoblastoma
1. Primary actions
 In adults, the risk for many cancers can be reduced by avoiding certain risk
factors, such as smoking.
 Children born to a parent with a history of retinoblastoma should be screened for
this cancer starting shortly after birth because early detection of this cancer
greatly improves the chance for successful treatment.
2. Secondary actions
 Screening offspring of retinoblastoma survivor
 Indirect ophthalmoscopy for fundus examination
 OCT

3. Figure 1: indirect ophthalmoscopy fundus examination for retinoblastoma
Figure 2: OCT findings for retinoblastoma
3. Tertiary actions
 Prevent local / systemic tumor spread
 Prevent loss of an eye or vision