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: Syrian Doctor Grateful for ECF Fellowship Training
November 1, 2016
Ata Rajeh, MD recently completed fellowship training in ocular oncologyunder Yacoub Yousef, MD of Jordan. The training was supported by The Eye Cancer Foundation (ECF). ECF fellowships are available to candidates from unserved or underserved countries. Once the doctors complete their six months of ... Read More
: The International Council of Ophthalmology Highlights Fellowship Partnership with ECF
October 28, 2016
The Eye Cancer Foundation is proud to be joining forces with the International Council of Ophthalmology supporting and promoting eye cancer fellowship education for doctors from unserved and underserved countries. Since launching its ICO fellowship program in 2001, more than 920 Fellows have comp... Read More
: 8th Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Completed
September 20, 2016
The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) recently celebrated the completion of the 8th edition of its Cancer Staging Manual. The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual defines an international language for oncology. Created with and adopted by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the AJCC-... Read More
: Second Working Day Now Part of Official ISOO Biennial Conference
September 13, 2016
We’re gearing up for the Second Working Day, which is now part of the official ISOO Biennial Conference. It will commence on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia. If you're an eye cancer specialist attending the conference, be sure to mark your calend... Read More
: The International Council of Ophthalmology Joins The Eye Cancer Foundation to Train Developing-World Physicians to Treat the Childhood Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma
August 8, 2016
Proper Training Expected to Substantially Reduce Mortality Rates The Eye Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce a partnership with the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) to promote and conduct eye cancer fellowship education for physicians from unserved countries. The ICO represents ... Read More
: The Visionary Newsletter - Summer 2016 Edition
August 2, 2016
The Summer 2016 edition of The Visionary is now available! The Eye Cancer Foundation publishes The Visionary free-of-charge to keep you informed about the latest news, research, and global efforts focused on improving eye cancer treatment, diagnosis, and cure. In this edition, you will find artic... Read More
: New ECF-Sponsored Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship at Emory Eye Center with Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA
July 26, 2016
Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA, founding director of the Ocular Oncology and Pathology Services at Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia. We are fortunate to have partnered with Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA who is founding director of the Ocular Oncology and Pathology Services at Emory Eye Center. Thr... Read More
: ECF Fellow Publishes Uveal Melanoma Study in Middle East
July 8, 2016
Dr. Ahmad Shokri Zewar from Yemen was the first author of a recent study to evaluate the features and outcomes relating to the management of uveal melanoma in King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan. Zewar conducted the study with Dr. Yacoub A.Yousef, a collaboration that was possible thanks to The Eye... Read More
: Eye Cancer Foundation Sets a Course Toward an #EyeCancerCure
June 21, 2016
The Eye Cancer Foundation (ECF) today announces a bold new strategic direction with a focus on bringing patients in every country access to an #EyeCancerCure. This will be accomplished through the Eye Cancer Working Day events, sponsored fellowships to train specialists in underserved countries, a... Read More
: Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Registry
February 26, 2016
Physician Call to Action!!! THE VITREORETINAL LYMPHOMA DATABASE There exists almost no evidence-based, therefore statistically significant information concerning vitreoretinal lymphoma. This information is needed to help determine the best local and systemic treatment strategies. In that vitreore... Read More