Ophthalmologists and ocular oncologists will find this to be a practical guide to diagnosing and treating surface and intraocular tumors using a novel approach that will instruct readers on how to utilize and interpret multimodal imaging correctly to diagnose ocular tumors. Readers will gain an understanding of the risks and benefits of different treatment modalities and the most appropriate use scenario in each tumor type.
Table of Contents
SECTION I Diagnostic Modalities1. Slit Lamp Photography
2. Fundus photography
3. Fundus Autofluorescence and Near-Infrared Imaging
4. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) Anterior Segment OCT Swept-source OCT OCT angiography
5. Fluorescein Angiography and Indocyanine Green Angiography
6. Ultrasonography A-scan and B-scan ultrasonography Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) Doppler ultrasonography
7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT)
8. Diagnostic Interventions Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) Vitrector-assisted retinal and choroidal biopsies Diagnostic vitrectomy Liquid biopsy
SECTION II - Treatment Modalities
9. Local Therapies
10. Plaque brachytherapy
11. Teletherapy External Beam Proton Beam Stereotactic Radiotherapy
12. Topical and Intralesional Chemotherapy
13. Systemic Chemotherapy
14. Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy
15. Intra-arterial Chemotherapy
16. Intravitreal Chemotherapy
17. Surgery of the Conjunctiva
18. Intraocular surgery
19. Enucleation and Exenteration
Authors
Maura Di Nicola Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL, USA.Maura Di Nicola is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL. She specializes in ocular oncology, uveitis, and medical retina. She spent two years as a research associate on the ocular oncology service at the University of Cincinnati and completed fellowships in ocular oncology at Wills Eye Hospital and University of Cincinnati. She subsequently completed a fellowship in uveitis and medical retina at University of Illinois in Chicago. She grew up in Italy, where she attended San Raffaele University for medical school and University of Milan for ophthalmology residency. Her research interests include diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric tumors, as well as ocular inflammatory diseases, with a focus on multimodal imaging.
Basil Williams Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL, USA.Basil K. Williams Jr. is a board-certified ophthalmologist and an Associate Professor
of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine in Miami, FL. He is the department's Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion and specializes in ocular oncology and vitreoretinal surgery and diseases.
He completed his residency, vitreoretinal fellowship and chief residency at the Bascom
Palmer Eye Institute followed by an ocular oncology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital. Prior to joining faculty in Miami, he was the Director of Ocular Oncology and held the Mary Knight Asbury Endowed Chair at the University of Cincinnati. He was born in St. George's Grenada and grew up in the Bronx, NY. His research interests pertain to health care disparities, adult and pediatric surface and intraocular tumors, and vitreoretinal surgical topics.
