This textbook was written and edited by a community of eye cancer specialists. It offers a combination of mainstream and unique “community” opinions usable by the wider ophthalmic oncology community. It was supported by The Eye Cancer Foundation and thus open-access available as part of The Eye Cancer Foundation’s international outreach program. This “community-based” work represents an extension of my leadership philosophy employed as Chair of the 7th and 8th editions of the AJCC staging systems, and as Chair of the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)-American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) consensus guidelines for ophthalmic plaque brachytherapy.1-4
The reader will find that each chapter goes beyond basic diagnosis and treatment to reveal a synthesis of that knowledge, as exemplified by the incorporated “mind-map” decision-making flow charts created to aid your treatment decisions. It includes new and exciting chapters on informed consent, surgical techniques, international outreach, and future directions. Finger’s Essential Ophthalmic Oncology was edited and reviewed by a broad spectrum of subspecialists (medical, radiation, oculoplastics, and ophthalmic oncology) to be useful for all eye care specialists (e.g., novice, practitioner, and subspecialist). It includes essential information that will be helpful for pediatric, adult, and radiation oncologists.