Early results from research conducted at the Emory Eye Center show that laser treatment using heat therapy is effective for treating patients with eye tumors. The heat destroys the melanoma cells' metabolism.
Radiation collapses the tumor mass.
We can destroy the tumor with surgical precision with the laser. Researchers have followed the patients enrolled in the study for up to 30 months. We will need to follow these patients for five or 10 more years. Dr. Capone's colleague, retina surgeon Thomas Aaberg, Jr., M.D., also performs the procedure. TPTT is effective in treating retinoblastoma, a type of retinal tumor that occurs mostly in children.