RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cataracts in childhood leukaemia.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 459
OP 461
DO 10.1136/bjo.69.6.459
VO 69
IS 6
A1 A J Elliott
A1 A Oakhill
A1 S Goodman
YR 1985
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/6/459.abstract
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.