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3423429

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
Radiation retinopathy is a complication of the therapeutic irradiation of orbital and periorbital structures. The authors studied two groups of patients who had orbital (group 1) and periorbital (group 2) external irradiation. Radiation retinopathy occurred in 63.6% of patients in group 1 and 36.3% group 2. Retinal radiation damage showed a different clinical evaluation in the two groups, appearing earlier (mean, 11 versus 55 months) and with greater involvement of the peripheral retina in group 1 (with three cases of neovascular glaucoma). This study demonstrates that radiation retinopathy occurs in a significant number of cases when the eye is not totally involved in the irradiation field and shows at least two different clinical aspects in relation to the radiation treatment. It also suggests that portal design and choroidal circulation damage may represent important factors in the development of radiation retinopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0275-004X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-12-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Retinopathy following radiation therapy of paranasal sinus and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't