2023 ISOO Fellow Presentations: Day 1-3
Photos of our fellows during the ISOO Meeting
About the ISOO
The International Society of Ocular Oncology (ISOO) is a non-profit corporation with the specific and primary purpose to advance and promote the practice of ocular oncology. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were few ocular oncologists worldwide. Most patients with an eye tumor were managed by general ophthalmologists or other specialists. At that time, education for ocular oncology was limited to a few paper or poster presentations, generally at retina meetings or major general ophthalmology meetings. The field of ocular oncology was in its infancy. In the mid-1980s and 1990s, the subspecialty of Ocular Oncology was gaining interest as a specialty specifically dedicated to the management of tumors of the eyelids, conjunctiva, intraocular structures, and orbit. Several fellowship training programs developed and ophthalmologists were keen to refer affected patients to centers of excellence. In 2004, the ISOO was formally established. The need for such a Society was evident as the field of Ocular Oncology had developed over the preceding years.
The ISOO mission is to promote the advancement of ocular oncology by coordination with general ophthalmology, general oncology, ophthalmic pathology, and allied sciences, by the encouragement of research, by the improvement of teaching and technical methods, and by improvement of patient care, through scientific meetings and other activities worldwide.
What the ECF does
As sponsors of the ISOO conference this year, The Eye Cancer Foundation funded for 8 of our fellows to fly out to Mombasa, Kenya and take part in the conference. Of the eight fellows funded, six presented on various topics related to ocular oncology, such as Retinoblastoma reported outcomes within the AJCC OOTF Registry, OSSN (Ocular Surface Neoplasia) in low-to-middle income countries, retinoblastoma diagnosis within Uganda and Nigeria, the International Retinoblastoma Comprehensive Course (IRBCC), histopathology within Amman, Jordan and more!
To see why our fellows decided to attend, what they are presenting on and what the foundation means to them, click the YouTube video link below or visit our channel at https://www.youtube.com/@theeyecancerfoundation!
Watch the ISOO Day 1 Fellow Presentations below! Be on the look out for Day 2 and Day 3 Presentations in the coming weeks!
