Journal Reviews

Periocular sweat gland carcinomas

1 August 2017 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | Cancer, Orbit, Oculoplastics, Surgery, Radiotherapy

This is an interesting review of a rare group of tumours which together comprise the adnexal sweat gland carcinomas. Although there are only 22 patients, this is the largest cohort ever published. The authors summarise the clinical presentation, stage, management...

High dose (2.5mg) bevacizumab for postradiation cystoid macular oedema

1 April 2017 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology | Anti-VEGF, Cystoid macular edema, Melanoma, Radiation damage, Radiotherapy, Tumor

The authors present a retrospective, interventional case series investigating the efficacy of high dose (2.5mg/0.1ml) intravitreal bevacizumab in the treatment of persistent postradiation (Iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma) cystoid macular oedema (CME). Persistent CME was defined as increased or...