Results
REFERRALS 1994 - 2007
Total patients: 1,625
To date, 177 deaths have been reported.
To date, 177 deaths have been reported.
TREATMENTS CARRIED OUT
| Ruthenium Plaque | 293 |
| Proton Bean Therapy | 146 |
| Local Excision | 57 |
| Local Resection | 44 |
| Enucleation | 113 |
| secondary to proton beam therapy | 27 |
| secondary to local resection | 3 |
| secondary to local resection and ruthenium plaque | 3 |
| secondary to ruthenium plaque | 27 |
| Exenteration | 14 |
| secondary to proton bean therapy | 1 |
OTHER TREATMENTS CARRIED OUT
| Vitrectomy | 18 |
| Cataract Extraction | 30 |
VISUAL ACUITY PRE-OPERATIVELY
| 6/5 - 6/12 | 63% |
| 6/18 - 6/36 | 20% |
| < 6/60 | 17% |
VISUAL ACUITY POST-OPERATIVELY
| 6/5 - 6/12 | 45% |
| 6/18 - 6/36 | 28% |
| < 6/60 | 27% |
ENUCLEATION FOR CHOROIDAL MELANOMA
| Primary Procedure | 21% |
| Secondary Procedure | 11% |
MORTALITY RATE FOR CHOROIDAL MELANOMA
| Mortality Rate | 16% |