Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and treatment options, which include enucleation and radiation, chemotherapy, cryotherapy and TTT (transpulillary thermotherapy protocol).

Summary:
Retinoblastoma treatment can consist of enucleation or a combination of chemotherapy, radioation, cryotherapy and TTT; intra-arterial chemotherapy is favored for use in young patients.

References and Resources:
Lin P, O’Brien JM. Frontiers in the Management of Retinoblastoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 May 23.
Bonanomi MT, Almeida MT, Cristofani LM, Odone Filho V. Retinoblastoma: a three-year-study at a Brazilian medical school hospital. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009 Oct;64(5):427-34.

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