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Eye tumors are relatively rare, and need sophisticated and specialized diagnostic and treatment facilities. The Ocular Oncology Service at the L V Prasad Eye Institute is one of the few departments in the World that deal exclusively with eye tumors and provide integrated comprehensive management for the entire range of tumors of the eye and adnexa.
The Ocular Oncology Service at the L V Prasad Eye Institute is an integrated multi-specialty tertiary care referral centre for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with eye tumors and those who are eye tumor suspects. Because of the rarity of eye tumors, patients generally have to travel long distances to seek expert opinion and treatment. The Ocular Oncology Service caters to patients that come from all parts of India and the region without need for a prior appointment and also provides expedited management as the condition demands. The wide spectrum of eye tumors managed here includes tumors of the eyelid and adnexa, ocular surface, intraocular structures, and orbit.
As one of the first and the largest centres for the treatment of eye tumors, the Ocular Oncology Service has an unparalleled opportunity to carry out clinical research projects in conjunction with the Basic Sciences Research Departments. Physicians on the service combine efforts with scientists in the laboratory to achieve a better understanding of the eye tumor, its diagnosis and treatment. The staff of the Ocular Oncology Service is formed by a cohesive team of physicians and scientists who are well oriented to this relatively nascent subspecialty.
Facilities: Diagnostic and Documentation
- Well-equipped diagnostic suites
- A and B-scan ultrasonography
- Ultrasound biomicroscopy
- Digital fundus and slit-lamp camera
- Wide-angle fundus photography (RetCam)
- Digital fluorescein angiography, and Indocyanine green angiography Optical coherence tomography
- Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Positron emission tomography (PET-CT), Radionucleotide studies (in collaboration)
- Ophthalmic oncopathology with Rapid intraoperative diagnostic facility including frozen section
- Ophthalmic Genetics and Molecular Biology
Facilities: Surgical and Therapeutic
- Well-equipped surgical suites
- Integrated multi-specialty approach
- Integrated cancer surgery and cosmetic reconstruction
- Semiconductor diode laser transpupillary thermotherapy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser photocoagulation
- Cryotherapy
- Bloodless radiofrequency-assisted surgery
- Mechanized orbital surgery
- Frozen section facility
- External beam radiotherapy with linear accelerator and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (in collaboration)
- Ruthenium 106 plaque brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy suite
- Chemoreduction for retinoblastoma
- Neurosurgical, ENT and Head and neck oncosurgical support
- Custom made ocular prosthesis
Types of Tumors Managed
- Eyelid and periocular tumors
- Conjunctival tumors
- Other ocular surface tumors
- Iris tumors
- Ciliary body tumors
- Chorodal tumors
- Retinal tumors
- Other intraocular tumors
- Orbital tumors
- Optic nerve tumors
Common Tumors Managed
- Sebaceous Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid
- Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid
- Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
- Conjunctival Melanoma
- Iris Melanoma
- Ciliary Body Melanoma
- Choroidal melanoma
- Choroidal Metastasis
- Choroidal Hemangioma
- Retinoblastoma
- Lymphoma
- All structural Orbital Tumors
- Orbital Metastasis