https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/uveal/Recent content in uveal on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 07 Jun 2026 05:23:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/kinver-dad-diagnosed-with-rare-eye-cancer-faces-terminal-prognosis-after-routine-specsavers-test/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:23:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/kinver-dad-diagnosed-with-rare-eye-cancer-faces-terminal-prognosis-after-routine-specsavers-test/Jez Bridges, a 59-year-old father of four from Kinver, South Staffordshire, has been given less than two years to live following the discovery of a rare and aggressive cancer during a routine eye examination at Specsavers in Stourbridge. What began as the detection of a tiny speck in his eye was later diagnosed as Uveal (Ocular) Melanoma, a highly uncommon form of cancer. Following the initial diagnosis, Jez underwent Proton Radiotherapy at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool, resulting in the loss of sight in his affected eye.