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...
09/06/2022 New Published Article for the British Journal of Ophthalmology Written by Drs. Paul T. Finger, Abhilasha Maheshwari, and Codrin Iacob, this article published to the British Jorunal of Ophthalmology describes the management of patients with occult anterior uveal melanomas presenting with extrascleral extension...
08/15/2022 Congrats to Dr. Javiera Araya Cohen Dr. Javiera Araya Cohen, MD, came to The New York Eye Cancer Center and completed an International Observership under Dr. Paul T. Finger! This fellowship lasted from July 14, 2022- August 14, 2022. During her one month here, Dr. Javiera observed Dr. Finger and learned a variety of new...
07/10/2022 ASRS 40th Annual Meeting In a presentation for ASRS, Dr. Finger presents eye cancer supported research involving retrospective, international, multi-center analysis of 2190 RB patients investigating whether clinical features and tumor size can predict high-risk pathological features (HRPF) and thus risk of metastatic...
07/01/2022 Congratulations to Dr. Abhilasha Maheshwari on completion of her fellowship! Abhilasha Maheshwari MD, returned to The New York Eye Cancer Center for a Clinical Research Fellowship, having completed an astounding 10 projects. Several are “In Press”, but all are impressive! To list some...
06/09/2022 Join us for the 44th Annual Tulane Eye Alumni Day! Join us by ZOOM as Dr. Ankit Singh Tomar presents Tulane’s Paul T. Finger, MD lecture in Ophthalmic Oncology at the 44th Annual Tulane Alumni Day in New Orleans, USA. He will be speaking on the recent results of the AJCC-OOTF Retinoblastoma Registry...
05/12/2022 Metastatic Death Based on Presenting Features and Treatment for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multi-center Registry-based Study Retinoblastoma is the most common childhood eye cancer. Though potentially curable at early stages, a significant proportion of cases arise in Asia and Africa...
