Treatment of eye tumours with high precision radiation therapy such as CyberKnife is possible with excellent reasonable long-term follow-up.
Choroidal haemagioma, Choroid melanoma and orbital low grade
Plaque Radiotherapy for Uveal MelanomaYonah Ziemba
Uveal Melanoma is a rare cancer of the eye. It grows in the pigmented, uveal layer. If the cancer is discovered before metastasis, it is classically treated with radiation. The radiation is delivered by plaque brachytherapy, which means that a radioactive plaque, approximately the size of a penny, is surgically inserted behind the patients eye. This presentation attempts to provide evidence-based answers to three basic questions: Is radiation effective? Does radiation cause vision loss? If so, can prophylaxis prevent vision loss?
(Note: Much of the content is contained in the note section beneath each slide, and is visible only if the slides are downloaded and opened in Powerpoint.)
Presentation by Peter G. Hovland, MD, PhD. Presented at the 2018 Eyes on a Cure: Patient & Caregiver Symposium, hosted by the Melanoma Research Foundation's CURE OM initiative.
Chris Bergstrom, MD in ocular oncology at Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, GA discusses the basics of ocular melanoma at the 2016 CURE OM Patient & Caregiver Symposium.
Plaque Radiotherapy for Uveal MelanomaYonah Ziemba
Uveal Melanoma is a rare cancer of the eye. It grows in the pigmented, uveal layer. If the cancer is discovered before metastasis, it is classically treated with radiation. The radiation is delivered by plaque brachytherapy, which means that a radioactive plaque, approximately the size of a penny, is surgically inserted behind the patients eye. This presentation attempts to provide evidence-based answers to three basic questions: Is radiation effective? Does radiation cause vision loss? If so, can prophylaxis prevent vision loss?
(Note: Much of the content is contained in the note section beneath each slide, and is visible only if the slides are downloaded and opened in Powerpoint.)
Presentation by Peter G. Hovland, MD, PhD. Presented at the 2018 Eyes on a Cure: Patient & Caregiver Symposium, hosted by the Melanoma Research Foundation's CURE OM initiative.
Chris Bergstrom, MD in ocular oncology at Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, GA discusses the basics of ocular melanoma at the 2016 CURE OM Patient & Caregiver Symposium.
Hans E Grossinklaus, MD, Director, Section of Ocular Oncology & Pathology at Winship Cancer of Emory University presents the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) Update: Uniting to Advance Ocular Melanoma Research at the 2016 CURE OM Patient & Caregiver Symposium.
Hans E Grossinklaus, MD, Director, Section of Ocular Oncology & Pathology at Winship Cancer of Emory University presents the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) Update: Uniting to Advance Ocular Melanoma Research at the 2016 CURE OM Patient & Caregiver Symposium.
Robotic Radiosurgery Treatment for Eye Tumours duttaradio
Robotic radiosurgery treatment is an excellent treatment option for eye tumours. This presentation explains in detail the application of CyberKinfe as a treatment option.
Avaliação das alterações na curvatura anterior e posterior da Córnea, sua paquimetria, resultados visuais e refrativos após o Implante de Anel de Ferrara com o auxilio do Galilei.
The goal of treatment of Glaucoma is to prevent loss of vision caused by Optic nerve Damage. Here we are giving information about recent management of glaucoma
Irregular Astigmatism after DSAEK in case of Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Distrophy with Intrastromal Vacuolization - L. Avoni, L. Cappuccini, M. Busin
Presentation by Scott Oliver, MD. Presented at the 2018 Eyes on a Cure: Patient & Caregiver Symposium, hosted by the Melanoma Research Foundation's CURE OM initiative.
Abstract—
Purpose: To evaluate the morphological changes of the Meibomian glands in patients with evaporative “dry eye” compared to normal subjects by in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). To correlate these changes to the clinical observations and tear functions.
Methods: The study was based on trans-tarsal images of 30 normal and 30 diseased lids (patients with subjective complaints and objective symptoms of evaporative “dry eye”). Each participant was examined by in vivo LSCM (HRT3 Rostock corneal module). The results were compared to histological findings of normal or pathologically changed Meibomian glands.
Results: Patients with evaporative “dry eye” presented with destructive changes of the Meibomian glands as follows: occlusion of the lumen, impaired morphology of the acines, lack of normal structure and infiltration with inflammatory cells. Reported ocular surface and tear function abnormalities were correlated to the Meibomian glands dysfunction (MGD). In all cases the lid hygiene and anti-inflammatory treatment demonstrated tendency to restoration of the structure.
Cоnclusion: In vivo LSCM can effectively demonstrate the morphological changes of the Meibomian glands in patients with evaporative dry eye symptoms. This noninvasive technology is useful as a supplementary diagnostic tool for in vivo assessment of the histopathology of many ocular surface disorders and monitoring of the therapeutic effect in patients with MGD. Glandular acinar density and acinar unit diameter seemed to be promising new parameters of Meibomian glands in vivo confocal microscopy. The examination has the potential to change the evaporative dry eye treatment approach
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Large patient cohort prospective study with more than 500 patients and more than 5
years follow up have shown that CyberKnife is equally effective as long coures RT
SBRT/ CyberKnife is now standard of care treatment for localized prostate cancer
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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
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New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
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This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
2. • Treatment of eye tumours with high precision radiation therapy such as
CyberKnife is possible with excellent reasonable long-term follow-up.
• Choroidal haemagioma, Choroid melanoma and orbital low grade
lymphomas are safely and effectively treatable with fractionated
radiosurgery.
• CyberKnife is feasible organ and function preserving option for
ophthalmological conditions.
• Early outcomes in selected indications are encouraging.
Robotic radiosurgery (CyberKnife) treatment in Eye tumours
- Choroidal melanoma
- Choroidal Haemangioma
- Intra-ocular lymphoma
- Choroidal metastasis
3. Step 1: Assessment for suitability
Choroidal melanoma
Choroidal haemangioma
Orbital lymphoma
Optic nerve sheath meningioma
8. Step 6:Post-treatment recovery from retrobulbar block
and follow up evaluation
Visual acuity
Field of vision
Color vision
USG, VEP, Visual field mapping
10. Case 1: Choroidal melanoma
Case history
32 yr Female from Bangladesh
C/O: progressive dimness of vision of right
eye.
320 slice CT scan: 2 mm nodule at the retina
(fovea)
CK plan: 20Gy/1#; prescription at 70%
isodose
Follow up: At 32 months, stable disease. No
deterioration of visual acuity
11. CK: 20 Gy in single fraction
Case 1: Choroidal melanoma
CK planning
12. Case 2: Choroidal haemangioma:
Case History
7 yr old male child from Kerala with Sturge Weber
Syndrome had glaucoma and vision loss of right eye
(only PL/PR) and progressive dimness of vision of
left eye (6/36)
320 slice CT scan & MRI scan: Haemangioma left
eye with retinal detachment
CK plan: 7Gy/1#; prescription at 85% isodose
Follow up: At 27 months, complete resolution of
haemangioma and resorption of retinal
detachment. At 2 months post CK, visual acuity
improved to 6/18 and maintained till last follow up
(27 month).
15. Case 3: Low grade orbital adenexal lymphoma
Case History
56 yr old doctor from Kolkata with progressive loss of
vision of both eyes. Right eye only PL/PR and left eye
6/36 vision
MRI scan and PET scan: Retro-orbital mass left eye
suggestive of lymphoma
Biopsy: Marginal zone lymphoma (Low grade)
CK plan: 21Gy/3#/3 days; prescription at 80% isodose to
left eye and 35Gy/14#, 3DCRT to right eye.
Follow up: At 26 months, PET scan showing complete
resolution of mass and resorption of retinal detachment.
Visual acuity of left eye at last follow up was 6/6 and
right eye 6/18. There was no appreciable enopthalmos
and no dryness of eye.
16. Case 3: Low grade orbital adenexal lymphoma
CK planning
17. Re RT 26 month FU
Case 3: Low grade orbital adenexal lymphoma
Follow up evaluation
18. Re RT 26 month FU
Case 3: Low grade orbital adenexal lymphoma
Follow up evaluation
19. Re RT 26 month FU
Case 3: Low grade orbital adenexal lymphoma
Follow up evaluation
20. Case 3: Low grade orbital adenexal lymphoma
Post CK Fundoscopy
21. Summary
1. Treatment of eye tumours with high precision radiation therapy such
as CyberKnife is possible with excellent reasonable long-term follow-
up.
2. Choroidal haemagioma, Choroid melanoma and orbital low grade
lymphomas are safely and effectively treatable with fractionated
radiosurgery.
3. CyberKnife is feasible organ and function preserving option for
ophthalmological conditions.
4. Early outcomes in selected indications are encouraging.