11/30/2016 ECF Fellowship Alum Making a Difference In India A doctor who recently completed fellowship training supported by The Eye Cancer Foundation (ECF) is providing eye cancer treatment in an area of India currently lacking any trained specialists in ocular oncology. Dr. Bikramjit Pal worked under Dr. Tero Kivelä...
11/04/2016 Easing the Way into Life After Eye Loss Despite the many vision-saving eye cancer treatments available, sometimes it becomes necessary to remove an eye. For patients facing enucleation surgery, the prospect of losing an eye is scary. Fortunately, most patients can see with their remaining eye and will...
11/01/2016 Syrian Doctor Grateful for ECF Fellowship Training 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...
10/28/2016 The International Council of Ophthalmology Highlights Fellowship Partnership with ECF 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...
09/20/2016 8th Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Completed 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...
09/13/2016 Second Working Day Now Part of Official ISOO Biennial Conference 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...
08/08/2016 The International Council of Ophthalmology Joins The Eye Cancer Foundation to Train Developing-World Physicians to Treat Childhood Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma Proper Training Expected to Substantially Reduce Mortality Rates The Eye Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce a partnership with...
07/26/2016 New ECF-Sponsored Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship at Emory Eye Center with Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA 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...
07/08/2016 ECF Fellow Publishes Uveal Melanoma Study in Middle East 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...
06/21/2016 Eye Cancer Foundation Sets a Course Towards an #EyeCancerCure 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...
02/26/2016 Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Registry 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...
02/03/2016 International Retinoblastoma Fellowships The Eye Cancer Foundation(ECF) is pleased to announce funding to support retinoblastoma education fellowships for candidates from unserved and underserved countries. These fellowships may be from the ECF, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, and...
11/22/2015 Long-term Anti-VEGF Suppression of Radiation Retinopathy is Possible Very Important News! “Untreated, macular radiation retinopathy typically leaves the eye with poor vision or legally blind. But if this happens to you, drug therapy preserve vision." Ophthalmic radiation therapy continues to save the lives...
08/21/2015 Eye Cancer Working Day video sessions now available! The first Eye Cancer Working Day took place at The Curie Institute, Paris, France, on June 15th, 2015. It was sponsored by The Eye Cancer Foundation, The Curie Institute and the American Joint Committee on Cancer. The Working Day was divided into...
06/16/2015 The First Eye Cancer Working Day A Wonderful and Successful Meeting! Watch online! Working Day video sessions have been posted on our website. June 15th, 2015 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM The Curie Institute, Paris, France One day prior to ISOO Meeting, the Eye Cancer Foundation and Curie Institute will host the...
06/14/2015 Spread Retinoblastoma Awareness Posters, Coloring Books and Twitter Link Joey's Special Eye is being re-printed for distribution, but online versions are also available for download. Unfortunately, sometimes a child must lose an eye to save their life. The Eye Cancer Foundation has tried to help with that...
01/05/2015 The First International Registry for Uveal Melanoma Completed International Validation of the American Joint Committee on Cancer’s 7th Edition Classification of Uveal Melanoma The AJCC Ophthalmic Oncology Task Force IMPORTANCE Although an accurate uveal melanoma staging system is needed to...
11/24/2014 PD-103 versus I-125 Plaque: Comparison of 319 Cases The American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) consensus guidelines for plaque radiation therapy of choroidal melanoma suggests all centers perform preoperative comparative dosimetry prior to selecting which seeds or sources are used for...
08/29/2014 2014 Guidelines for Plaque Radiation Therapy 2014 Guidelines for Plaque Radiation Therapy for Choroidal Melanoma and Retinoblastoma Published The American Brachytherapy Society asked Dr. Finger to form a committee to study clinical eye plaque radiation therapy in an effort to develop modern...
05/24/2014 Eye Cancer Foundation- International Fellowships The Eye Cancer Foundation (a non-profit 501(c)3) charitable organization announces a second year of international fellowships. These scholarships are designed to: 1) Offer ophthalmic oncology to underserved countries. 2) Promote distribution of knowledge...
