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...
8/25/2023 The Summer 2023 Visionary: 25 Year Anniversary Kindness is not what you do, it is who you are! I know this because you have read the Visionary Magazine. You made the first step toward improving the life of a person and family devastated by eye cancer. Perhaps you have been personally affected, know someone, or...
7/12/2023 Congratulations to Dr. Chigozie Ifeoma Echieh for completing her ECF Fellowship Dr. Chigozie Ifeoma Echieh of Nigeria just completed her ECF Fellowship under Drs. Vicktoria Dai and Didi Fabian of Israel. The department of Ophthalmology (Goldschleger Eye Institute) is located at the Sheba Eye Hospital, Israel. The...
6/26/2023 In Support of The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust helps aspiring ocular oncologists by awarding scholarships to those in need of financial assistance for their fellowships, anywhere in the world. There are not enough eye cancer specialists – ocular oncologists...
4/20/2023 Dr. Chigozie Ifeoma Echieh attends Ophthalmic Oncology Group (OOG) Conference in Berlin From April 13th to the 16th, Dr. Chigozie Ifeoma Echieh, who is training under Dr. Vicktoria Dai of Israel, attended the Ophthalmic Oncology Group Conference in Berlin, Germany. The 57th OOG meeting was attended by over 12...
3/30/2023 Demarcation Laser Photocoagulation Extinguished PET/CT Avidity for Choroidal Melanoma In research supported by The Eye Cancer Foundation, a new article published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology reveals a case where PET/CT was used to evaluate the metabolic activity of a choroidal...
3/22/2023 ECF Donor Provides Doctor in Cambodia 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...
3/2/2023 Dr. Paul T. Finger Featured in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary’s Newest Publication! This article was published Fall 2022 in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Department of Ophthalmology Specialty Report. Dr. Paul T. Finger, who has been akin to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary for over 15 years...
2/14/2023 Dr. Paul T. Finger Gives a Lecture on Conjunctival Squamous Carcinoma Dr. Paul T. Finger updated his lecture on the diagnosis and treatment of squamous carcinoma of the conjunctiva. He details the techniques used at The New York Eye Cancer Center to treat this ocular cancer. This video depicts how the treatments have...
2/3/2023 Congratulations to Dr. Razaq Almasry of Iraq for completing his ECF-sponsored fellowship Dr. Razaq Almasry of Iraq completed his ECF-sponsored fellowship in Ophthalmic Oncology. He trained in Amman, Jordan under prestigious preceptor and ECF doctor, Dr. Yacoub Yousef, who has been training fellows in unserved...
1/26/2023 Dr. Paul T. Finger has been named a Top Doctor for 2023! Eye Care Foundation is proud to congratulate our Founder and Chairman, Dr. Paul T. Finger, on being named a Castle Connolly top doctor of 2023! Dr. Finger has over 35 years of experience in the world of ophthalmology. Not only has he invented tools that help...
1/24/2023 The Eye Cancer Foundation is Awarded the 2023 Platinum Seal Award! For the fourth 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, are...
1/19/2023 Tarsoconjunctival Flag for Scleromalacia Related to Treatments for Conjunctival Melanoma Drs. Paul T. Finger, Harsha S. Reddy and Abhilasha Maheshwari have just published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. They describe the first use of a tarsoconjunctival pedicle flap for the repair of...
11/23/2022 Winter 2022 Visionary Out Now! While recovering from the devastating effects of the pandemic, the ECF’s mission and values remain the same. This year has been the year of restarting, fellows returning to our world-wide training centers to continue their research work, expansion of our scientific advisory board, and exponential...
09/23/2022 Congratulations to Dr. Sonal P. Yadav for releasing her new book! Dr. Sonal P. Yadav, a prominent member and doctor of The Eye Cancer Network, has published her book on retinoblastoma! About the book: Retinoblastoma is a unique malignancy. Unlike most of the solid tumors of the human body, retino...
09/20/2022 Dr. Alberto Calle-Vásquez inducted into the Scientific Advisory Board As of September 2022, Dr. C. Alberto Calle-Vásquez has been inducted onto the Scientific Advisory Board for the Eye Cancer Foundation! Below you can find his bio. Dr. Alberto Calle-Vásquez, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology...