Ophthalmologic Malignancies and Procedures
- Defer all benign cases unless they are sight threatening (certain
hemangiomas)
- Defer all low-risk/low-grade malignant tumors such as lid tumors and
basal cell carcinomas by 8-12 weeks17
- High-risk/higher-grade malignancies should be prioritized as delay is
sight- and life-threatening
- Melanoma; retinoblastoma; rhabdomyosarcoma; choroidal metastasis
- Retinoblastoma and orbital rhabdomyosarcoma are of highest risk and
surgery should be prioritized as delay is sight and life threatening
- Continue with ocular brachytherapy for selected cases
- Other surgical procedures that should be considered due to risk of
blindness18
- Temporal artery biopsy
- Orbital decompression
- Vitrectomy
- Retinal detachment repair19