November 22nd Cairo, Egypt: November 22nd Cairo, Egypt: Physician scholars came together for The 2nd Middle East Ophthalmic Oncology & Pediatric Retina Meeting. Organized by Dr. Ihab Othman, the meeting fostered discussion of various topics in ocular oncology. The Eye Cancer Foundation (ECF) fellow, Dr. Abhilasha Maheshwari, shared recent findings of ECF supported research. She [..] Read More…
Byline: Published in The American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019;198:45-53 Since 1940, a single, thin layer of amniotic membrane graft (AMG) has often been used for repairing the cornea and conjunctiva. However, Dr. Finger says: “our research shows that super-thick AMG (ST-AMG), up to ten times thicker than the prior AMG, is more effective for [..] Read More…
Patients diagnosed with choroidal melanoma run the risk of having the cancer spread to other parts of their body. In fact, medical evidence suggests half of all choroidal melanoma patients will develop metastatic disease. However, Dr. Paul Finger’s says, “It’s not that simple.” Studies have pinpointed a number of factors shown to affect the spread [..] Read More…
Dr. Paul Finger and Dr. Tatyana Milman’s recently published study in the European Journal of Ophthalmology highlights the effectiveness of an innovative minimally invasive biopsy technique. Biopsy-proven iris melanoma carries a 10.7% risk of metastasis, making a safe method of iris tumor biopsy crucial. Currently, physicians often use fine-needle aspiration or wide-incision iridectomy. However, both [..] Read More…
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 with Dr. Yacoub A.Yousef, a collaboration that was possible thanks to The Eye Cancer Foundation’s Fellowship program [..] Read More…
Прочитайте эту статью на русском языке Dr. Finger recently published a scholarly article in the Russian Ophthalmological Journal. The paper chronicles the successful diagnosis and treatment of a 9-month-old girl. The case was particularly significant because Dr. Finger was able to diagnose and cure the girl through essentially non-invasive treatments. The diagnosis was made clinically [..] Read More…
Dr. Paul Finger has developed a memory tool to help ophthalmologists identify and catch eye cancers. This simple but effective mnemonic serves as a guide to aide in knowing when to send a patient to an eye cancer specialist. To effectively diagnose Choroidal Melanoma, ophthalmologists just need to remember “MOST.” Dr. Tero Kivela presented Dr. [..] Read More…
The following article by Dr. Finger was originally published on Retinal Physician. Find it here. Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”1 Although he was referring to fire prevention, this adage also applies to radiation maculopathy. Over the years, I have relentlessly sought ways to decrease therapeutic radiation [..] Read More…
The Ophthalmic Oncology Task Force, including doctors from The New York Eye Cancer Center, just published the results of one of the largest multi-center, international studies of eye cancer in history. Their findings were published in Ophthalmology, the most widely read journal in the discipline, from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. This study has shown [..] Read More…
Dr. Finger’s latest research, co-authored with Kimberly J. Chin and Ekaterina A. Semenova, was published in the European Journal of Ophthalmology. It was made available in PDF and EPUB eBook formats earlier this year. Download it below. Download a PDF of This Study Here is the opening summary of this research article titled, Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Therapy For Macular [..] Read More…
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