Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology A Collaborative Open Access Reference

Designed as an easy-to-use, practical guide to tumors of the eye, lids, and orbit, this Open Access book comprehensively addresses surgical treatment and management of diseases related to ophthalmic oncology. Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology: A Collabora

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Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology

Sonal S. Chaugule Santosh G. Honavar  •  Paul T. Finger Editors

Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology A Collaborative Open Access Reference

Editors Sonal S. Chaugule Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit and Ocular Oncology PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital Pune India

Santosh G. Honavar Ocular Oncology Service Centre for Sight Superspeciality Eye Hospital Hyderabad India

Paul T. Finger The Eye Cancer Foundation, Inc., The New York Eye Cancer Center New York University School of Medicine New York, NY USA

This book is an open access publication. ISBN 978-3-030-18756-9    ISBN 978-3-030-18757-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18757-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 Open Access  This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

The readers are receiving this outstanding book which documents major advancements in the field of ocular oncology. Ocular oncology services are typically provided by highly trained subspecialists. However, general ophthalmologists also need to be sufficiently familiar with early signs, diagnostics, and treatment options to ensure timely management of oncological eye conditions which may progress into vision and life-threatening diseases. Several years of collaborative work have brought together more than 25 authors comprising ophthalmic oncologists, ophthalmic plastic and reco