“…PTT employs plasmonic metallic nanosystems or NIR dye, which convert the incident NIR light into light, thereby causing a localized ablation of the tumor cells [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Several studies have reported the use of photothermal therapy for the treatment of retinoblastoma [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. However, recent literature reports reveal that the tumor cells acquire inherent resistance to the heat that is induced via PTT through the activation of heat shock proteins (HSP).…”