Melanoma occurs when cells called melanocytes begin to change and grow out of control, and it can form anywhere on the body. In this video, Dr. Ryan Sullivan discusses the stages of melanoma and explains treatment options.

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Melanoma
https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/melanoma

Melanoma of the Eye
https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/eye-cancer

Melanoma of the Anus
https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/anal-cancer

Melanoma of the Vagina
https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/vaginal-cancer

Tumours in ophthalmology are rare. The primary eye cancer found inside the eye in children is retinoblastoma and in adults is melanoma. Many advances have improved saving the eye and vision, but still the eye needs to be removed in a significant number of cases. Accepting loss of the eye physically and psychologically is challenging, and prosthetic eyes are handmade to give as normal an appearance as possible. In this talk I will describe modern technology that takes non-invasive optical scans of the socket and the normal eye and generates a 3D printed prosthetic eye, in the rehabilitation of patients that lose an eye. Mandeep Sagoo is Professor of Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with subspecialist interest in adult and pediatric eye tumours at the London Ocular Oncology Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the London Retinoblastoma Service at Royal London Hospital. He is the Programme Director for the MSc course in Ophthalmology at UCL/Moorfields.

Having graduated from Cambridge University, he undertook his residency in Ophthalmology at Oxford and then Moorfields Eye Hospital. His Fellowship training was in Ocular Oncology, as a Fulbright Scholar, under Dr Jerry Shields and Dr Carol Shields at Wills Eye Hospital and Medical Retina Fellowship at Moorfields. He holds over 20 academic awards and prizes, including the Gedge Prize of Cambridge University, John Glyn Young Fellows Prize of Royal Society of Medicine, PJ Hay Medal of the North of England Ophthalmology Society, the Syme Medal and the King James IV Professorship of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has written 5 book chapters and over 150 academic papers. He is a Member of Macula Society, Council Member of Oxford Ophthalmological Congress and has served as Honorary Secretary of the International Society of Ocular Oncology. He has also had the honour of Visiting Professorship of Ophthalmology at Stanford University, USA. In November 2021, he led the clinical team that fitted a fully digitally engineered 3D printed ocular prosthetic
in a patient – a world first. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

For more information, please go to http://www.ocularmelanoma.org.

This panel on ocular melanoma occurred at the 2012 OMF Conference, and was given by Dr. Dave Eschelman, Dr. Takami Sato, Dr. Colleen Cebulla, and Dr. Peter Hovland.

Dr. Dave Eschelman is an Interventional Radiologist at Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Takami Sato is Director, Metastatic UM Program at Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Colleen Cebulla is an Assistant Professor of Ocular Oncology and Vitreoretinal Diseases at The Ohio State University, and Dr. Peter Hovland practices medical and surgical retina, with an emphasis on ocular oncology, in Denver with the Colorado Retina Associates.

Herein, I discuss how to differentiate between a choroidal nevus and small choroidal melanoma. Dr. Finger's mnemonic MOST, for that purpose. You will learn when to refer a choroidal nevus for evaluation by an eye cancer specialist. Why laser therapy, including PDT, have offered poor rates of local control for decades. Lastly, learn about Dr. Finger's experience with anti-VEGF therapy for radiation retinopathy including early treatment to prevent or delay vision loss as well as the need for continuous periodic therapy (for most patients).

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Ocular melanoma is a rare, potentially sight- and life-threatening form of cancer. In this third and final part of her series on eye cancer surgery, Dr. McCannel talks about disease prevention in ocular melanoma, and the surgical strategies used by UCLA surgeons to prevent eye cancer. Learn more: https://www.uclahealth.org/eye/

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