11/5/2025 Diffuse Infiltrating Retinoblastoma: A Multi-centre, International, Data-sharing Study is Now Open-Access! The Eye Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of this open access publication which reveals new and important information achieved by the construction, maintenance, and utilization of a...
11/5/2025 Congratulations to Dr. Emmanuel Orji for completing his ECF Fellowship! Dr. Emmanuel Orji of Nigeria just completed his ECF Fellowship under our training doctor in Kenya, Dr. Kahkai Kimani. He trained at the Kenyatta National Hospital and stood out due to his dedication, interest in ocular oncology, and hands-on...
10/30/2025 Watch Dr. Finger's Honorable Zimmerman Lecture from AAO 2025! Watch Dr. Finger join this exciting symposium, tailored for ophthalmologists across all subspecialties. Emphasizing the power of collaboration, Dr. Finger will share how the American Joint Committee on Cancer Ophthalmic Oncology Task...
07/29/2025 Finger’s Continuous Bipedicle Conjunctival Flap Conjunctival surgery can create defects that require tissue replacement. This article describes a new eye surgery technique using a “bucket-handle” bipedicle conjunctival flap to treat serious corneal damage. A 28-year-old patient developed severe tissue growth....
03/04/2025 Delays in the Definitive Treatment of Uveal Melanoma Can Increase Metastatic Disease Recent studies suggest that delays in the definitive treatment of uveal melanoma may increase the risk of metastatic disease. This topic has been the subject of considerable debate. In this study, Drs. Paul T. Finger, Gustav...
12/2/2024 The 2024 Winter Appeal This Year's Highlights: Fellowship-trained new eye cancer specialists for Liberia, Ecuador, Colombia, Canada and Peru! Distributed over 500 of Dr. Finger’s highly anticipated textbook, “Finger’s Essential Ophthalmic Oncology”! Supported 20 travel grants and a seminar in this year’s International...
11/14/2024 ECF Open-Access Article on the Prognostic Implication of Delays in the Definitive Treatment of Uveal Melanoma Now Available! On behalf of the Authors and Doctors, Gustav Stålhammar, Salvatore Grisanti and Paul T. Finger, this article was sponsored and supported by for open access publication by The Eye Cancer...
11/12/2024 Congratulations to Dr. Shayri Pillai, MS Dr. Shayri Pillai, MS, came to The New York Eye Cancer Center and completed an International 6-Month Fellowship under Dr. Paul T. Finger! About Dr. Pillai: Studied Medicine at Nantong University, Nantong, China (Awarded 3 times with honorary academic Jiangsu...
10/17/2024 Finger's Essential Ophthalmic Oncology Textbook is Officially Out Now! Since 1980, Dr. Finger has been dedicated to the fight against eye tumors, ocular melanoma and other eye cancers. In 2024, he has published a comprehensive textbook, ‘Finger’s Essential Ophthalmic Oncology Textbook’, which offers a...
09/18/2024 Congratulations to Dr. Aditya Maitray, MS! Dr. Aditya Maitray, MS, came to The New York Eye Cancer Center and completed an International Observership under Dr. Paul T. Finger! This fellowship was in addition to his primary fellowship at Wills Eye hospital during the month of August. About Dr. Aditya Maitray...
07/4/2024 The Summer 2024 Visionary is here! I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to you on behalf of The Eye Cancer Foundation, the non-profit organization you’ve known for years. Together, we are dedicated to raising awareness about eye cancer, as well as providing support to patients and their families. Many new...
06/14/2024 The Eye Cancer Foundation is awarded the 2024 Platinum Seal Award! For the fifth year in a row, The Eye Cancer Foundation has been awarded the Platinum Seal of Transparency by Candid, the leading source of information on non-profits within the United States. The ECF is pleased that donors, current and prospective...
05/10/2024 Congratulations to Dr. Paola Ordoñez for completing her ECF Fellowship! Dr. Paola Ordoñez of Ecuador just completed her ECF Fellowship under our Scientific Board member and training doctor, Dr. Alberto Calle Vásquez! She trained at the Calle Ophthalmic & Orbit Oncology Center and excelled due to her...
4/15/2024 Finger’s Essential Ophthalmic Oncology Textbook is Officially in Press! Since 1980, Dr. Finger has been dedicated to the fight against eye tumors, ocular melanoma and other eye cancers. In 2024, he has published a comprehensive textbook, ‘Finger’s Essential Ophthalmic Oncology Textbook’, which offers a...
3/12/2024 ECF collaborates with the IOFF and OF! The ECF is excited to announce our partnership with the International Ophthalmological Fellowship Foundation (IOFF) located in Munich, Germany and the Ophthalmology Foundation (OF), located in San Francisco, CA! The purpose of this partnership is to expand our mutual ability...
3/4/2024 ECF Fellow, Dr. Puneet Jain, Presents at this year's Singapore-Malaysia Joint Meeting in Ophthalmology! The theme of the meeting is Transforming Paradigms in Ophthalmology. It will be the first regional meeting after 2 years since the pandemic, and since then eye care has never seen more challenging...
2/15/2024 ECF-Sponsored Research on Ocular Myeloma Recognized for 6,000 reads and references! Dr. Paul T. Finger and Dr. Kimberly Chin’s research article in regards to ocular myeloma has reached an astonishing 6,000 views on ResearchGate! ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers. They help...
1/23/2024 Dr. Daniel Suárez Acosta Completes his ECF Sponsored Fellowship in Colombia Dr. Daniel Suárez Acosta of Colombia just completed his ECF Fellowship under our Scientific Board member and training doctor, Dr. Alberto Calle Vásquez! He trained at the Calle Ophthalmic & Orbit Oncology Center and stood out due to his...
11/27/2023 Winter Appeal: Celebrating 25 Years of Saving Sight and Saving Life The Eye Cancer Foundation has been working had to earn your support. This year's highlights: Trained new eye cancer specialists (fellows) to practice in Nigeria, Iraq, Ecuador, Colombia, and Ghana! Sponsored the 2023 International Society of Ocular...
10/15/2023 Meet the Fellows: ISOO Day 1-3 Presentations 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...
9/20/2023 Meet the Fellows: ISOO 2023 Travel Grant Recipients 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...
