07/01/2026 Dr. Finger Introduces His Y-90 iWand to Tulane University’s Ophthalmology Department! After years of serving underserved communities around the world, Dr. Finger has decided to focus closer to home: the southern region of the United States. Featured on New Orleans’s local CBS broadcast, Dr. Finger is interviewed...
06/03/2026 Congratulations to Drs. Sara Mesa Mesa and Lorena Torres for completing their ECF Sponsored Fellowship! Drs. Sara Mesa Mesa and Lorena Torres have successfully completed the Ocular and Orbital Oncology Fellowship Program at Calle Ophthalmic and Orbit Center under prestigious doctor, Alberto Calle Vásquez MD...
05/21/2026 ECF Donor Provides Doctor in Armenia with an Indirect Ophthalmoscope! Ms. Lynne Shevlin, a generous donor of The Eye Cancer Foundation, asked to make sure her donation would help children with retinoblastoma in an underserved country. Thankfully, the ECF was able to send a state-of-the-art indirect...
04/15/2026 Intravitreal Fluocinolone Acetonide 0.19mg Iluvien Implant for Radiation Maculopathy Dr. Paul T. Finger along with Drs. Ankit Tomar and Shayri Pillai have recently published an article for the Canadian Ophthalmology Journal regarding Intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide 0.19 mg Iluvien implant for radiation...
04/01/2026 Finger's Essential Ophthalmic Oncology Textbook is Now Available for Open-Access Finger's Essential Ophthalmic Oncology Textbook is now open-access and free for the public! This textbook is a collaboration between ECF founder and chairman, Dr. Paul T. Finger and various prestigious doctors in the...
03/26/2026 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...
02/26/2026 The First EJ Ocular Oncology Case at Tulane University was a Success! The first EJ Ocular Oncology case has been a success! Congrats to Dr. Finger, Dr. Tomar, and Dr. Harris pictured above! Tulane University launched Louisiana’s only comprehensive ophthalmic plaque brachytherapy program for the treatment...
11/20/2025 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...
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...
