Local control and visual acuity following treatment of medium-sized ocular melanoma using a contact eye plaque: A single surgeon experience

Excellent local control, eye preservation rates, and survival outcomes following 125I episcleral plaque application for CM can be optimized by having an experienced ophthalmologist place the plaques. Additionally, hepatic metastasis can occur more than 5 years postimplant regardless of local control; therefore, longer systemic staging should be considered.