The staff of the Oncology Service is involved in many aspects of research from the clinical features of eye tumors to treatment alternatives, genetic considerations, study of tumor DNA, and other facets of eye tumors. Much of this work is published in peer-reviewed medical journals. In fact, the Oncology Service team publishes over 60 medical reports in medical journals each year on various aspects of eye tumors and cancers. For a complete list of publications please refer to www.eyecancerinfo.com. This enormous amount of work has an ultimate goal for improvement in patient care. Thanks to the generous support of research donations, these achievements are possible.

Regarding melanoma, there is a tremendous amount of ongoing research being performed on clinical, genetic, and basic science aspects of melanoma by the members of the Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital in collaboration with other centers worldwide. Researchers are constantly searching for better ways to identify melanoma and have recognized risk factors for small melanomas that allow for earlier detection. The search for better therapies continues. There have been great achievements in melanoma research and this will continue in the 21st century.