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Br J Ophthalmol 89:1306-1310 doi:10.1136/bjo.2005.068460
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

18 Years’ experience with high dose rate strontium-90 brachytherapy of small to medium sized posterior uveal melanoma

Table 1

 Visual acuity before treatment and after 3 years and 5 years

Number of eyes Visual acuity
Before treatment After 3 years After 5 years
HM, hand movements; LP, light perception.
5/10–10/10 55 (62%) 32 (42%) 20 (38%)
1/10–4/10 20 (22%) 17 (22%) 13 (25%)
Less than 1/10 13 (15%) 20 (26%) 13 (25%)
HM, LP, no LP 1 (1%) 7 (9%) 7 (13%)

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