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01/12/2025

Fingers' Essential Ophthalmic Oncology: Principles and Practice is on Amazon! This will improve access, use the enclosed link.
This textbook reaches beyond the basics of diagnosis and treatment to reveal a synthesis of ophthalmic oncology knowledge, exemplified by its incorporated “mind -map” decision-making flow charts created to aid your treatment decisions. It includes novel and exciting chapters on informed consent, surgical techniques, international outreach, and future directions. Finger’s Essential Ophthalmic Oncology was edited by a broad spectrum of eye cancer subspecialists and carefully curated by Dr. Finger to ensure it is useful for all pediatric, adult, and radiation oncologists as well as informative for our patients.
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This textbook reaches beyond the basics of diagnosis and treatment to reveal a synthesis of ophthalmic oncology knowledge, exemplified by its incorporated “mind -map” decision-making flow charts created to aid your treatment decisions. It includes novel and exciting chapters on informed consent,...

03/09/2024

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/24741264241227684

This paper describes the first light-guided, light-defined, high-dose rate, plaque radiation therapy for choroidal melanoma. This is an FDA-cleared beta radiation source that can be used for episcleral treatment of ocular tumors and benign growths. Not only are there applications in ophthalmic oncology, but also for glaucoma surgery and in retina. Visit Liberty Vision https://libertyvision.com for more information!

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11/27/2023

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08/30/2023

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06/27/2023

Abhilasha Maheshwari, Abhishek Malpani, Ankit Tomar, Paul T Finger; Doctor Reported Outcomes: Reporting Clinical Results Online. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2023;64(8):3085.

06/27/2023

Abhilasha Maheshwari MD presented our long-term follow up at this year's ARVO meeting. Clearly, eye cancer specialists can report their near real-time outcomes online.

Abhilasha Maheshwari, Abhishek Malpani, Ankit Tomar, Paul T Finger; Doctor Reported Outcomes: Reporting Clinical Results Online. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2023;64(8):3085.

05/25/2023

ions. The prescribed radiation dose was a mean and median 30 Gy (range of 30–40 Gy in 180–200 cGy daily fractions). Outcome measures included change in tumor thickness, subretinal fluid, visual acuity, radiation oculopathy, and survival. Results: Decreased vision was the most common presenting s...

05/25/2023

Prompt radiation therapy with or without intravitreal anti‑VEGF injectionswas a safe and effective treatment for choroidal metastasis. It was associated with local tumor control,reduction of secondary retinal detachments, and vision preservation.

ions. The prescribed radiation dose was a mean and median 30 Gy (range of 30–40 Gy in 180–200 cGy daily fractions). Outcome measures included change in tumor thickness, subretinal fluid, visual acuity, radiation oculopathy, and survival. Results: Decreased vision was the most common presenting s...

01/24/2023

A novel method to repair the eye's wall (sclera) when all other methods fail.

To describe the use of a tarsoconjunctival pedicle flap for the repair of scleral melt secondary to treatment of conjunctival melanoma.A 67-year-old w…