PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A J Elliott
AU  - A Oakhill
AU  - S Goodman
TI  - Cataracts in childhood leukaemia.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.69.6.459
DP  - 1985 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 459--461
VI  - 69
IP  - 6
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/6/459.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/6/459.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1985 Jun 01; 69
AB  - The incidence and severity of cataract were studied in 37 children who had completed treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Twelve (32%) had posterior subcapsular lens opacities. Treatment had included corticosteroids and cranial irradiation, but no dose relationship was evident. The boys were more severely affected than the girls. Although none of the lens opacities was optically significant, clinicians should be aware of the potential risk to vision.