{"id":2373,"date":"2008-06-14T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-14T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/clinical-specialties\/ocular-oncology\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:37:59","slug":"ocular-oncology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/clinical-specialties\/ocular-oncology\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocular Oncology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ocular Oncology is the specialty within ophthalmology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer affecting the eye, orbit (eye socket) and eyelids. The Ocular Oncology service at UNC works in conjunction with the expert team of oncologists at <a href=\"https:\/\/unclineberger.org\/\">UNC\u2019s Lineberger Cancer Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Ocular Oncology Service was established in 2001 to provide the most up to date therapy for ophthalmic cancer patients in a caring and supportive atmosphere. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, patients are given immediate access to ancillary testing and consultation with radiation therapy specialists, geneticists and a variety of surgical services as needed in order to ensure the highest standard of care.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Ocular Surface &amp; Intraocular Cancers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-xs-2 col-sm-2 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/arpita-s-maniar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2024\/04\/Arpita-Maniar-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Arpita Maniar, MBBS, MD<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/mohammad-soleimani-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2024\/07\/Mohammad-Soleimani-e1720666098921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Mohammad Soleimani, MD, FICO<\/span><\/div>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-xs-2 col-sm-2 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/arpita-s-maniar\/\">Dr. Arpita Maniar<\/a> specializes in treating a wide variety of benign and malignant ocular tumors, including melanoma, lymphoma, ocular metastasis and retinoblastoma, as well as squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma eyelid tumors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/mohammad-soleimani-md\/\">Dr. Mohammad Soleimani<\/a> specializes in treating ocular surface tumors, including squamous carcinoma, melanoma, and carcinoma <em>in situ<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Periocular Tumors &amp; Cancers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/christopher-j-hwang-md-mph\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2021\/08\/chrishwang-e1667345320504-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher J. Hwang, MD, MPH\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Christopher Hwang, MD, MPH<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/christopher-j-hwang-md-mph\/\">Dr. Christopher Hwang <\/a>leads UNC Ophthalmology&#8217;s Oculoplastics team. Our Oculoplastics services include biopsies, removal of eyelid tumors, eyelid reconstructive surgery, and the evaluation and treatment of orbital tumors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ocular and Orbital Metastasis<\/li>\n<li>Eyelid tumors<\/li>\n<li>Orbital tumors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Appointments<\/h2>\n<p>The UNC Eye Ocular Oncology service provides diagnosis and treatment of cancer affecting the eye, the orbit (eye socket), and cancer of the eyelids. For more information, or to schedule a consultation, call the UNC Kittner Eye Center at <strong>984-974-2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/diseases\/what-is-ocular-melanoma\"><strong>What is Ocular Melanoma<\/strong><\/a>?&#8221; page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10556 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-252x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-252x300.jpeg 252w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-862x1024.jpeg 862w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-768x913.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-1292x1536.jpeg 1292w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-1723x2048.jpeg 1723w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/02\/Ocular-Melanoma-600x713.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocular Oncology is the specialty within ophthalmology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer affecting the eye, orbit (eye socket) and eyelids. 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