33^rd European Ophthalmology Congress

Ocular Oncology

As ocular oncology is a highly specialised field of ophthalmology, there is active international collaboration between ocular oncologists. Ocular oncology is a multidisciplinary service which includes general oncologists, paediatric oncologists, specialist nurses, clinical scientists and many others.The most common malignancies include uveal and conjunctival melanoma, uveal metastasis, intraocular and conjunctival lymphoma and conjunctival carcinoma. As well as the management of confirmed malignant tumours, ocular oncologists receive a large number of referrals of patients with suspected malignant tumours. Diagnosisis based on biomicroscopy, ultrasonography, angiography, optical coherence tomography, autofluorescence imaging and biopsy. The most common benign tumors include naevi, chorodal haemangiomas. vasoproliferative tumours, and retinal haemangioblastomas. Many of these lesions require treatment and/or long-term surveillance.Eyelid and orbital tumours are more likely to be managed within oculoplastic or orbital specialist services.