RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Radiation retinopathy following treatment of posterior nasal space carcinoma.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 609
OP 614
DO 10.1136/bjo.67.9.609
VO 67
IS 9
A1 G M Thompson
A1 C S Migdal
A1 R J Whittle
YR 1983
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/67/9/609.abstract
AB Posterior nasal space carcinoma has a high mortality and most patients are treated with radiotherapy. Radiation retinopathy was encountered in 7 out of 10 survivors included in this study. Five of the affected patients lost vision as a result of the retinopathy. One patient required laser photocoagulation and responded well to this treatment. There was a variation in the severity of the retinopathy among the patients studied despite the fact that all patients received a similar dose of radiotherapy. We suspect that previously unrecognised factors in the planning of radiotherapy fields may explain this difference.