DOCTORS TREATING OCULAR MELANOMA

PREPARING TO USE THE LISTS AND DATABASES PROVIDED BELOW:

"Based on your Ocular Melanoma treatment options, you may have different types of doctors on your treatment team. These doctors may include:

• An ophthalmologist: a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the eye.
• An ocular oncologist: a doctor (usually an ophthalmologist) who specializes in treating cancers of the eye.
• A medical oncologist: a doctor who treats cancer with medicines such as chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
• A radiation oncologist: a doctor who treats cancer with radiation therapy."

[Above explanation of roles provided by American Cancer Society]

Note from EyeMelanoma.org: 

• While very useful, an organization's list or database should not be considered a directory of every physician in that specialty. (Also, the organizations do not provide their latest revision dates.) 
• Medical association websites list only their members in their search tools. 
• In addition to speaking with your current healthcare providers for their referral recommendations, you can reach out to the resources on EyeMelanoma.org's Personal Support webpage whenever needed for additional assistance in finding/choosing doctors to treat ocular melanoma.

FINDING OCULAR ONCOLOGISTS AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS

(CANCER DOCTORS TREATING MELANOMA OF THE EYE):

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>>  From A Cure in Sight

"Ocular Oncologist Locations and Medical Oncologist Locations" search tool.

Locations: Physicians in the USA.

​​>>  From American Academy of Ophthalmology

"Find an Ophthalmologist" search tool. 

Select 'Ocular Oncology' in Subspecialty drop-down menu. 

Locations: Physicians in the USA and other countries.

​>>  From Melanoma Research Foundation's CURE OM

​"Melanoma Treatment Center Finder" search tool.

Select 'Ocular' in the services list for ocular melanoma treatment centers.

Locations: Centers in the USA.

​>>  From European Commission's EURACAN Network

"Find Your Expert Centre in Europe" search tool. 

Select "Ocular Melanoma" in Rare Cancer Subtype.

Locations: Centres in Europe.

​>>  From Eye Cancer Foundation

"Find an Eye Cancer Specialist" search tool. 

Locations: Physicians in the USA and other countries.

FINDING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS WHO ARE RETINA SPECIALISTS:

>>  From American Academy of Ophthalmology

"Find an Ophthalmologist" search tool. 

Select 'Retina — medical only' or 'Retina/Vitreous — medical & surgery' in Subspecialty drop-down menu. 

Locations: Physicians in the USA and other countries.

​>>  From American Society of Retina Specialists

"Find a Retina Specialist" search tool. 

Locations: Physicians in the USA and other countries.

FINDING ​​RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS:

​​>>  From American Society for Radiation Oncology

"Find a Radiation Oncologist" search tool. 

Locations: Physicians in the USA. Use "advanced search" for other countries. 

FINDING OCULAR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS:

>>  From American Academy of Ophthalmology

"Find an Ophthalmologist" search tool. 

Select 'Oculofacial Plastics/Reconstructive' in Subspecialty drop-down menu.

Locations: Physicians in the USA and other countries.

​​>>  From American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

"Find a Surgeon" search tool.

Locations: Physicians in the USA and other countries.