Ocular Oncology service at VCU provides care to adults and children with intraocular and ocular surface benign and malignant tumors. In addition, we monitor patients with conditions that may mimic oncologic conditions.
Some of the conditions that bring patients to our clinic include:
- Disorders of choroid (nevus, melanoma, hemangioma, metastases and others)
- Disorders of the iris (cysts, nevi, melanoma)
- Conjunctival lesions (nevi, pre-malignant and malignant growths such as squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma)
- Pediatric conditions (Retinoblastoma, Familial Exudative Retinopathy (FEVR))
Full spectrum of clinical imaging is utilized in evaluation of patients in the Ocular Oncology clinics, including:
- Wide angle photography and angiography
- B-scan ultrasonography
- Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM)
- OCT (including enhanced depth imaging)