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...
04/13/2014 Palladium-103 versus Iodine-125: Which is Better for your Eye? Original research just published in the Journal of Radiation Oncology, compares the relative,clinical intraocular dose distribution for palladium-103versus iodine-125 seeds in gold-plaques for ophthalmic radiationtherapy. The authors examined...
12/03/2013 Plaque Therapy for Large (T3 and T4) Sized Choroidal Melanoma Having a LARGE choroidal melanoma no longer means you have to lose your eye. Researchers at The New York Eye Cancer Center have found treatment with palladium-103 plaque radiation therapy offered acceptable rates of choroidal...
11/06/2013 Palladium-103 Radiation Therapy for Small Choroidal Melanoma Management decisions for SMALL choroidal melanomas are more complicated. This is because, while many studies have shown that the risk for metastasis is lower for small melanomas, the complication rates for radiation treatment are...
11/03/2013 Bilateral Angiomatosis of the Iris Therapeutic Challenge History: A 65-year old white female was sent to the New York Eye Cancer Center with a history of recurrent spontaneous hyphemas in her left eye. They started 2.5 years ago and she has had 4 episodes...
10/23/2013 Extrascleral Tumor Extension of Choroidal Melanoma Sometimes a choroidal melanoma can eat through the wall of the eye and extend into the orbit. In these cases, it is reasonable to assume that microscopically small cancer cells are left behind in the orbit after enucleation surgery. This "just...
08/05/2013 Think of Sunglasses as Sunblock for your Eyes™ Our charitable organization, The Eye Cancer Foundation supports this web site and wants to help you remember to wear your sunglasses. That is why we created these special ultraviolet "UV" sensitive bracelets. They turn purple in the sunlight. Of course...
05/24/2013 Facebook! The Eye Cancer Network- Patient Forum The Eye Cancer Network Bulletin Board is now located on Facebook. The postings on this forum are only seen by members of the forum. This venue is already very active. There are posts from old and new patients. There are opportunities to help each...
10/03/2012 One Retinoblastoma World Conference: October 3-4, London One Retinoblastoma World Conference: October 3-4, London Greetings from Brenda! Please consider attending this years World Conference on Retinoblastoma. For More information contact Brenda Gallie MD, [email protected]...
03/17/2011 Recently Published Important Research ASSOCIATION OF HIGH METABOLIC ACTIVITY MEASURED BY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY WITH POOR PROGNOSIS OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA. This study by Lee et al, examines whether the intensity of PET/CT SUV can be used to predict metastasis and survival of...
03/17/2011 Joey's Special Eye- The Netherlands Joeys Speciale Oog Reaching around the world: The Eye Cancer Foundation Unfortunately, sometimes a child must lose an eye to save their life. The Eye Cancer Foundation has tried to help with that challenge by creating a coloring book, Joey’s Special Eye...
01/28/2011 Diffuse Iris Melanoma is Treatable with Ophthalmic Plaque Radiation Petousis et al reported in Von Graefe's Archive of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, that a patients with diffuse iris melanoma underwent definitive treatment with palladium-103 plaque radiation therapy. Published on December 14th...
01/21/2011 Recent Reviews: Choroidal Melanoma and Retinoblastoma The December 2011 issue of Retina Today included several interesting articles on eye cancer. These included a perspective on the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study, a review of innovations in the treatment of Choroidal Melanoma..
08/05/2010 Anti-VEGF Therapy Used to Suppress Radiation Retinopathy and Optic Neuropathy Radiation retinopathy was found to cause loss or distortion of vision in 6 patients who had received plaque radiation therapy for choroidal melanoma. Examinations revealed, radiation retinopathy (retinal edema...
12/24/2009 Happy Holidays! The EyeCare Foundation volunteers and participating eye cancer specialists wish you all a happy holiday season and express hope that the ophthalmic oncology community will continue to work together...
10/08/2009 Dr. Honavar Receives The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award Dr. Santosh Honavar: Eye Cancer Specialist The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award established by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Government of India, is one of the highest honors for young scientists. The Award for 2009 in...
