Ocular complications of radiotherapy – the literature overview

Dorota Filarska; Katarzyna Czyżewska

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Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia

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Ocular complications of radiotherapy – the literature overview

Dorota Filarska

,

Katarzyna Czyżewska

Współcz Onkol (2000) vol. 4, 3 (109-110)

Online publish date: 2003/07/25

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The aim of this review study is to present ocular complications after radiotherapy. The adverse effects of radiation such as: cataract formation, dry-eye syndrome, radiation retinopathy, optic nerve injuries, osteogenic sarcoma are described.

According to literature data revieved, main risk factors of radiotherapy-induced ocular complications include: radiation dose, other disease, some drugs, patient age.

In majority of cases there is no effective treatment of this effects of radiation therapy.

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Ocular complications of radiotherapy – the literature overview

Dorota Filarska , Katarzyna Czyżewska

radiation therapy, adverse effects of radiotherapy, cataract, dry-eye syndrome, radiation retinopathy, neuropathy

Dorota Filarska

,

Katarzyna Czyżewska