Complete exam, full lesion removal important to treat orbital tumors

PHILADELPHIA — It is essential for ophthalmologists to look into the eye, flip the lid and remove the lesion completely when assessing and treating orbital tumors, according to a speaker here.
“Know your odds. We are all ophthalmologists — examine your patients well,” Sarah E. Lally, MD, said at the Wills Eye Conference.
Lally said it is important for physicians to always perform a complete examination in cases of orbital tumors. In addition, she discussed a prior study of more than 240 orbital tumors that found that the older that (Read more...)

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