As part of our comprehensive Cancer Center, Methodist University Hospital is proud to offer radiation plaque therapy for eye cancer. This rare condition, which affects a very small percentage of people each year, requires highly specialized treatment and collaboration among ophthalmologists, radiation oncologists and physicists. Methodist University Hospital, in partnership with the Hamilton Eye Institute, is one of only a few select centers nationwide offering radiation plaque therapy, the latest specialized treatment.

About the Treatment

Performed by highly skilled ocular surgeons, radiation plaque therapy involves the use of a disc-shaped, gold custom casing that houses radioactive seeds. This custom casing, referred to as the plaque, is surgically placed and sewn over the area of the eyes that needs treatment. The plaque delivers the high dose radiation to the ocular tumor in a targeted approach, allowing very little radiation exposure to the rest of the eye. After the recommended dose of radiation is delivered, the plaque is removed from the patient’s eye.

The goals of this approach are to reduce the need to remove the entire eye and to retain as much vision as possible.

Located in Midtown Memphis, the Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center provides advanced clinical and surgical Ophthalmology services. Together with the physician partners, we strive to provide the latest innovation in Ophthalmology surgery. At the Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center, our team is dedicated to offering the most advance treatments and surgical equipment. 

Make a Referral

If you have a patient that could benefit from treatment at a comprehensive ocular oncology program, please call 901.516.6000 or use our physician locator.