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Eye Cancer Specialists devoted to the treatment of eye cancer, eye tumors and eye diseases The Ocular Oncology Service of Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, is one of the few departments in the world that deal exclusively with eye tumors. Through careful clinical and basic research and by providing the latest treatments available, they continue to assume a leading role in the field of Ocular Oncology. Eye Cancer Specialists devoted to the treatment of eye cancer, eye tumors and eye diseases www.eyecancerinfo.com

Combined plaque radiotherapy and transpupillary thermotherapy in choroidal melanoma: 5 years' experience -- Bartlema et al. 87 (11): 1370 -- British Journal of Ophthalmology Ocular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands; j.e.e.keunen{at}lumc.nl Ocular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands bjo.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/abstract/87/11/1370?maxtoshow=&...   (350 words)

Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Sclerochoroidal Calcification: Clinical Manifestations and Systemic Associations, June 2001, Honavar et al. 119 (6): 833 From the Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa (Drs Honavar, C. Shields, Demirci, and J. Shields), and Ocular Oncology Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India (Dr Honavar). Santosh G. Honavar, MD Carol L. Shields, MD Hakan Demirci, MD Jerry A. Shields, MD Arch Ophthalmol. Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Sclerochoroidal Calcification: Clinical Manifestations and Systemic Associations, June 2001, Honavar et al. archopht.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/abstract/119/6/833   (350 words)

Ocular Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver This has recently been questioned in the literature (Metastatic melanoma from intraocular primary tumors: the Southwest Oncology Group experience in phase II advanced melanoma clinical trials). Daniel Brown, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO is currently performing both chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation of ocular melanoma metastases in the division of interventional radiology. In the study, 13 patients with metastatic melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) who had not responded to standard treatments were treated with immune cells produced in the laboratory specifically to destroy their tumors. www.lafn.org /~bc534/OcularMelMets.htm   (3310 words)

Editorial: Ocular Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver: The Role of Surgery in Multimodality Therapy -- Helton 11 (3): 242 -- Annals of Surgical Oncology Editorial: Ocular Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver: The Role of Surgery in Multimodality Therapy -- Helton 11 (3): 242 -- Annals of Surgical Oncology Ocular Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver: The Role of Surgery in Multimodality Therapy OM that is not detected by abdominal CT or MRI ( Fig. www.annalssurgicaloncology.org /cgi/content/full/11/3/242   (3310 words)

Book Emporium - Ocular Oncology by Daniel M. Albert (Editor), Arthur Polans (Editor) www.bookemporium.com /bookdetails.cfm?isbn=0824740165   (8 words)

Endoresection of choroidal melanoma -- Damato et al. 82 (3): 213 -- British Journal of Ophthalmology Correspondence to: Mr Bertil Damato, Ocular Oncology Service, St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP. Endoresection of choroidal melanoma -- Damato et al. The results reported in this study are broadly similar to those of Lee et al, who described their results with 23 patients. bjo.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/82/3/213   (3604 words)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Ocular Oncology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has an ongoing focus on the eradication of intraocular tumor associated with conservation of the globe. Eye plaques are custom made to the dimensions of the tumor, usually ranging in size from about 12 to 22 mm. Lastly, many eyes do not tolerate this procedure and severe complications may occur such as detachments of the retina, hemorrhages, and recurrence of the tumor which may result in having to remove the eye anyway. www.bpei.med.miami.edu /site/disease/disease_oncology.asp   (3604 words)

Photodynamic Therapy Combining expertise in ophthalmology, oncology and photodynamic therapy, QLT has commercialized two products to date, including Visudyne therapy which is one... ...brain tumors, radioimmunotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, oxaliplatin and irinotecan for colorectal cancer, ocular photodynamic therapy with verteporfin... Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin is currently the only approved treatment for AMD, with an indication limited to patients with the predominantly... treatment.cancer-help.org /news/Photodynamic_Therapy.html   (574 words)

Neuroscience Institute - Faculty - Bernard L. Maria, M.D., M.B.A. A second active project is the study of Joubert syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder associated with hypotonia, developmental delay, hyperpnea/apnea, ocular motor apraxia, and a hindbrain malformation. Maria's interests are in basic neuro-oncology research, in Joubert syndrome, and in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Collaborators are investigating mouse mutants, dysmorphology, family history, and behavioral aspects of Joubert syndrome. www.musc.edu /neuroscienceinstitute/faculty/maria.htm   (438 words)

Supraoptic Vertical Ophthalmoplegia news and information Oncology see Cancer Online Publications Ophthalmology Ophthalmoplegia, Supraoptic Vertical see Niemann-Pick Disease Opiates Opisthorchis Infection Opsoclonus... otitis media Suppurative pleuritis see Empyema, pleural Supranuclear ocular palsy Supraoptic vertical ophthalmoplegia see Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C Suprasellar cyst (benign) see Rathke cleft cysts... lipoid histiocytosis (classical phosphatide) Neuronal Cholesterol Lipidosis NPD Ophthalmoplegia, Supraoptic Vertical Sphingomyelinase deficiency Sphingomyelin/cholesterol lipidosis Sphingomyelin lipidosis... www.hotnews360.com /Supraoptic-Vertical-Ophthalmoplegia-news.html   (438 words)

Residency Program The department has numerous subspecialty clinical services including cornea and external eye diseases, refractive surgery, anterior segment surgery, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology, vitreoretinal disease, uveitis, ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive and orbital surgery, ocular oncology, ophthalmic pathology, pharmacology, electrophysiology, visual fields and perimetry, ophthalmic genetics, refraction, optics and contact lenses. The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco is devoted to academic excellence. A basic science course based on the format of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Basic and Clinical Science course (Fundamentals of Ophthalmology) is conducted for first and second year residents. ucsfeye.net /residencyprogram.shtml   (1460 words)

Facial Nerve Paralysis and Paraplegia as Presenting Symptoms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia -- Eser et al. 31 (2): 86 -- Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology High risk subgroup of acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMML) with orbito-ocular granulocytic sarcoma (OOGS) in Turkish children: retrospective analysis of clinical, hematological, ultrastructural and therapeutic findings of thirty-three OOGS. Facial Nerve Paralysis and Paraplegia as Presenting Symptoms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia -- Eser et al. Facial Nerve Paralysis and Paraplegia as Presenting Symptoms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia jjco.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/31/2/86   (1185 words)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Ocular Oncology and Sandy Duncan, actor Peter Falk, painter Edgar Degas, aviator Wiley Post, inventor Guglielmo Marconi and British naval hero Horatio Nelson. A few people who did very well with only one eye include: President Theodore Roosevelt, Israeli military leader Moshe Dayan, Congressman Morris Udall, entertainers Sammy Davis Jr. www.bpei.med.miami.edu /site/disease/disease_oncology.asp   (3537 words)

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