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Surgical, medical treatments for squamous neoplasia both have pros, cons
LAS VEGAS — Ocular surface squamous neoplasia is one of the most common nonpigmented tumors of the ocular surface, and there is much debate regarding which treatment to choose, according to a presentation here. At the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, Carol L. Karp, MD, weighed the pros and cons of excision alone with a no-touch technique and of treatment with chemotherapeutic agents such as mitomycin C, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and interferon-alpha-2b.