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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”Standards of Care for Uveal Melanoma”
Season 2 · Episode 8

Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”Standards of Care for Uveal Melanoma”

The Eye Believe Podcast

December 5, 202257m 52s

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Show Notes

In this session, Dr. Reichstein, Dr. Schefler, Dr. Hovland, and Dr. Walter will be discussing "Standards of Care for Uveal Melanoma, are there any?"

Topics addressed include:
- NCCN/TNM Staging & guidelines

-Types of Plaque/Proton Beam Treatment

-Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT) alone (and why we shouldn't do it)

 

Dr. David Reichstein, an ocular oncologist, who studied at the renowned Wills Eye Hospital here from Tennessee Retina.

Dr. Amy Schefler, ocular oncologist and renowned eye cancer researcher from Houston Retina, joining us virtually.

Dr. Peter Hovland, who specializes in vitreoretinal disease & surgery, and ophthalmology, here from Colorado Retina.

Dr. Scott Walter, a practicing ophthalmologist in Hartford, Connecticut and is affiliated with Hartford Hospital