People suffering from eye cancer have following eye cancer symptoms:
1. One eye may bulge out
2. Loss of eyesight either partially or completely
3. Eyes become watery and flashes
5. Loss of peripheral vision, that is, cannot see what is to the sides
6. A dark spot on the iris that becomes bigger and eyes may turn red
7. A minor defect on the iris or conjunctiva.

Further as the tumor grows the eye cancer symptoms that are identified are:
1. Displacement of an eye within the socket of the eye
2. Flashing lights, floating spots, distorted vision, changes in the movement of the eyes
3. Blurry vision, decreased or double vision. If the tumor grows further then, it may pass through the retina which causes detachment of the retina. Also there might be a loss of vision.
4. Freckles in the eye, pain in and around the eye, change in the shape of the eye
5. A white or yellow colored glow in the pupil is seen. This is called as .retinoblastoma., which may cause in one eye or both the eyes.

Types of eye cancer and their symptoms

1. Retinoblastoma: Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina. This cancer arises from the retina. It usually goes unnoticed in the early stages. The most common retinoblastoma eye cancer symptom is a white reflex behind the eye. It may also cause blurred vision, squint eye, vision becomes poor, eyes pain and becomes red, and eye ball may protrude. The iris might also change its colour to different colours.
2. Ocular Melanoma: This is normally called as the disease of the adults, but people of all age groups might get affected. The common symptoms are vision starts declining; flashes or black spots may be found during examination.
3. Metastatic tumors: Again this may cause decrease in the eyesight and black spots.
4. Intraocular tumors: There are many kinds of these tumors which may develop in the tissues of the eye. They normally affect the functions of the eyesight. 5. Orbital tumors: Orbital tumors are of several other types. They are: Lymphoma, Secondary tumors, tumors of the soft tissues, vascular tumors and lacrimal tumors. The most common symptoms of eye cancer of these include:
bulging forward, displacement of the eyes, forward or backward, pain in the eye and double vision, eyelids droop, loss of vision or distorted vision.
6. Intraocular Melanoma: The following eye cancer symptoms may be caused:
a. A dark spot on the iris and vision becomes blurred or changes.
b. The shape of the pupil changes.
c. Pain in the eye, the eye turns red and nausea may occur if it is affected by glaucoma.
7. Cancers of the eyelids and their symptoms:
a. Eyelids get swollen.
b Ulcers which do not heal.
c. Lid gets thickened and may get infected chronically.
d. Skin of the eyelid seems to appear different every time.
8. Metastatic Choroidal Melanoma: When this type of cancer is found then the eye cancer symptoms normally associated with liver include: abdomen seems to be full, pain in the back and loss of appetite, weight is reduced, difficulty in breathing and weakness.