During an eye exam last year, Marilyn Hillman’s ophthalmologist noticed freckles in her eyes, and the doctor recommended Hillman follow up with an ocular oncologist. That’s when she learned her right ...

Debbie Hensley, second from the right, shares a happy moment with her husband and nine grandchildren. "I need to be around a little longer for them, to watch those grandkids grow a little," she says.

Like many people with a freckle in the back of their eye, Debbie Hensley never knew she had one — until it potentially threatened her life. The retired teacher went in for a routine eye exam in ...