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Br J Ophthalmol 81:267-273 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.4.267
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Long term results after low dose ocular irradiation for choroidal haemangiomas

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of 51 irradiated eyes

Type of choroidal haemangioma
Circumscribed Diffuse (Sturge–Weber syndrome)
(36 eyes) (15 eyes)
Age (years)
 Mean 45 18.3
 Range 22–66 8–27
Follow up time (years)
 Mean 4.5 5.3
 Median 4.0 4.8
 Range 4 months–24 years 1.5–17
Average tumour height in echography (mm) 3.9 4.1
Tumour location
 Extrafoveal 13 6
 Juxtafoveal 23 6
 Subfoveal None 3
Exudative foveal detachment All All
Cases with tumour diameter exceeding 1 quadrant None 9 eyes (60%)
Secondary glaucoma None 8 eyes (53.3%)
Photocoagulation before and after radiotherapy
 Before 4 eyes 2 eyes
 After 5 eyes 1 eye

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