- India has 30% of world’s total eye cancer patients
- CFS launches first National Referral Centre for Ocular Oncology
- Curtain Raiser on International conference on Squint, Aesthetics and Ocular Oncology
New
Delhi, March 22, 2013: In what
could mark a paradigm shift in cancer treatment, doctors have said that children with eye cancer can safely escape
the painful post surgery chemotherapy. Most of the retinoblastoma (eye cancer
of retina) patients are very young children with the average age at diagnosis
at 2 – about 1500 cases are reported every year. However more than 90% of patients are cured.
Doctors participating in a seminar on
eye cancer, organized by leading eye care are hospital chain Centre for Sight (CFS), citing research
said that that some children with low-risk retinoblastoma who are treated with
surgery can safely skip post-surgery chemotherapy without the disease returning
or spreading. And those with intermediate or high-risk retinoblastoma can
undergo a less aggressive chemotherapy treatment.
Dr
Mahipal Sachdev, Chairman and Medical Director, Center for Sight, said, “This is
a super speciality ophthalmology meet, featuring live surgeries, international
and national faculty and interactive sessions which brings together 50 experts and
150 doctors from different parts of the country. The meet aims to educate and
update the ophthalmologist.” The two-day Oncologists meet will deliberate on
various technological advancements in field of Facial Aesthetic, Oculoplasty,
Eye Cancer and Squint Eyes. This brings about a new ray of hope for many who
crave for beautiful eyes.
“Sometimes
problems which relate to vital structures around the eyes like eyelids, tear
drainage system, orbit etc. take a back seat. So understanding the variety of
diseases which affect these structures requires specialized training which is
available in only select few centers across the country,” Sachdev added.
Dr Sachdev reiterated that CFS is
associated with few of the best super specialists in the field of Oculoplasty,
who have rich experience in dealing with all kinds of deformities of eyelids
caused by diseases or trauma. Apart from these, Oculoplasty surgeons also cater to the needs of people desiring
cosmetic enhancement of their eyes like restoring sagging eyelids, removing
under eye bags or lifting droopy eyelids.
Sharing details on Eye Cancer, Dr Santosh G Honavar, first formally
trained Comprehensive Ocular Oncologist in India, and Director, Medical
Services at CFS said, “India which has
16% of the world population has the dubious distinction of being host to about
30% of the total eye cancer patients in the world with an estimated 10,000 new
cases diagnosed every year. Unfortunately we do not have the infrastructure
and trained manpower to deal with this emerging crisis and CFS is committed to
upgrade its expertise to address this.”
Dr Honovar added that eye cancer is a life-altering disease – it
not just can potentially wipe out the vision but also can endanger the eye and
the life. Every year, thousands of children and adults are diagnosed to
have some form of eye cancer. India harbors a big tumor burden but lacks an
organized approach to cost-effective and protocol-based management.
“When
detected early, complete cure of eye cancer is possible with appropriate
treatment. A few decades ago, retinoblastoma was considered to be uniformly
fatal, while the current management strategy is able to save life in over 95%
of children, salvage the eye in 90% and save vision in earlier stages in 85%.
Similarly, multi-specialty approach and protocol-based management have reduced
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Dr.
Renu Grover, Consultant – Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, CFS who deals with
conditions related to misalignment of the eyes, also known as Strabismus, said¸
“Squint is not only cosmetically unacceptable, but affects other eye functions
such as binocular vision and depth perception-each of which can rob you of fine
vision and make you unfit for various professions. It is an easily correctable
condition and requires prompt medical evaluation.”
About
CFS
Since its inception in 1996 Centre for Sight is committed to deliver best quality
care with personalized touch and cutting edge technology, to enhance patient
satisfaction and to provide continual improvement in its services. With these
values in place, Centre for Sight has become India’s leading eye care network
with 45 centres across India. Centre for Sight has grown from a single eye care
facility to India’s leading eye care network & the largest LASIK Laser
vision correction centres across Asia, Africa & Australia.
For
more details, please contact:
Madhu Gautam@ 9810709136, 9958714988
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