Ocular Melanoma Foundation

Ocular Melanoma Foundation OMF is a resource for eye cancer research funding and patient/caregiver support and assistance.

The Ocular Melanoma Foundation was founded in 2003 by Dr. Robert C. Allen, a Harvard-and-Hopkins-trained ophthalmologist and pharmacologist, and his son, Grant, a venture capital investor. Dr. Allen was also an OM patient, and in confronting this relatively rare disease as both doctor and patient, he was struck by the lack of up-to-date treatment information available to patients, their families,

and healthcare professionals as well as the paucity of research initiatives devoted to ocular melanoma as a distinct form of melanoma. Today, we are one of the leading destinations online for OM-related information, OMF is a recognized non-profit charity organization based out of Washington DC committed to accelerating and enhancing scientific research, advocacy, and awareness of ocular melanoma and to providing support to patients, their families, and those around them.

12/03/2024
Shout out to the team at Copperhead Grille on an absolutely blockbuster fundraise for OMF!
12/03/2024

Shout out to the team at Copperhead Grille on an absolutely blockbuster fundraise for OMF!

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for Copperhead Grille's 21st Annual Golf Outing!! Our annual golf outing's proceeds go to the Ocular Melanoma Foundation. Our staff are incredibly happy to announce that this year's golf outing raised $27,516.00 for an incredibly important cause.

Why the Ocular Melanoma Foundation? It is near to our hearts at Copperhead Grille. Aunt Georgia Kondoleon, passed away from this rare type of cancer. We are proud to support her legacy and have immense appreciation for everyone who has supported our family and this worthy cause over the years. We pledge to continue our work with the Ocular Melanoma Foundation and continue to support their efforts in finding a cure and making a difference in the lives of so many.

Want to learn more on how to help the Ocular Melanoma Foundation? Visit our website to learn more (link in bio).

ARVO recently reached out because a family recently established an award to support research for OM, in memory of a rela...
08/11/2024

ARVO recently reached out because a family recently established an award to support research for OM, in memory of a relative who passed away. They wanted to pay for travel for the RESEARCHERS to get to the ARVO meeting, so this is different from OMF's TAG awards, which are focused on patient treatment travel.

The group is looking to raise $35,000 to endow this travel grant so it could be awarded yearly and support more researchers.

Tami Sulistyo Memorial Travel Grant >> Donate Now

I’m a proud supporter of The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research. It is doing amazing things and I encourage you to support them as well. Find out more about their event : https://give.arvofoundation.org/e/B90Oaw

Videos of the recent patient summit at TJU in Philadelphia:Morning - part one:https://jefferson.hosted.panopto.com/Panop...
07/22/2024

Videos of the recent patient summit at TJU in Philadelphia:

Morning - part one:
https://jefferson.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=3aead5d6-b50b-4ec1-82a1-b199012d4bef

Morning - part two:
https://jefferson.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=82769999-12e4-46d0-89f8-b1990139fbcd

Afternoon - part three:
https://jefferson.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e325083d-51b4-4ff6-bba3-b19901465921

Afternoon - part four:
https://jefferson.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f6a14117-e737-4884-ab6a-b1990150a353

It's not too late to give this year! Help OMF SEE A CURE for OM by donating today: To donate, text CUREOM to 707070 or ...
12/31/2023

It's not too late to give this year! Help OMF SEE A CURE for OM by donating today:

To donate, text CUREOM to 707070 or visit

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Latest from Delcath…
12/14/2023

Latest from Delcath…

/PRNewswire/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH), an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the...

Congrats!
12/14/2023

Congrats!

Their research recently focused on profiling protein expression from liquid vitreous biopsies of patients battling uveal melanoma (UM). By employing mass spectrometry to identify potential prognostic biomarkers, key signaling pathways, and promising therapeutic targets.

To delve further into their findings, click the link in our bio!

Thank you for participating…
11/04/2023

Thank you for participating…

These outstanding Wills Eye physicians are participating in some of the featured presentations at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting this weekend!

Dr. Julia Haller, Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
Dr. Joel Schuman, Co-Director of the Glaucoma Service
Dr. Carol Shields, Chief of the Ocular Oncology Service

Good information from Triage Cancer
11/03/2023

Good information from Triage Cancer

Are you a caregiver? Register for our Cancer Caregivers: Rights & Resources webinar on Nov. 15. This webinar will explain caregiver rights at work, replacing lost wages, navigating caregiving responsibilities, and community resources.

Register: triagecancer.org/webinars

We hope to see you there…
11/03/2023

We hope to see you there…

Have you signed up for this year's INNOVATE Retina meeting ahead of in San Francisco? Sign up here: https://buff.ly/42KpN2L

This meeting of the minds will focus on game-changing innovations in medical and surgical retina care, including:
👀 Management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy
📷 Ocular imaging
🧬 Gene therapy
🩹 Ocular inflammation
💉 Surgical technologies
🏥 Ocular oncology
💊 The latest advances in retinal pharmacotherapy

$250,000 for OM research! Check out OMF's latest round of research funding to support critical UM research in partnersh...
10/25/2023

$250,000 for OM research! Check out OMF's latest round of research funding to support critical UM research in partnership with the wonderful folks at Thomas Jefferson. You can view the comprehensive summaries for the 4 new pilot awards and 2 new team awards, including the 3 OMF awards. The OMF awardees are noted with each award.

Giving Guide Medicine Divisions Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center MRIE Pilot Award Program Pilot Award Program About Pilot Awards Too often, proof-of-concept basic science studies go unfunded through traditional government and industry sources. Pilot awards are intended for researchers to develop innovati...

Thank you to all who made this event so memorable!Thank you to Copperhead Grille for all you do to support our Ocular Me...
09/26/2023

Thank you to all who made this event so memorable!
Thank you to Copperhead Grille for all you do to support our Ocular Melanoma Community. 🥳🙏👏🏻

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