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. 1983 Sep;67(9):609–614. doi: 10.1136/bjo.67.9.609

Radiation retinopathy following treatment of posterior nasal space carcinoma.

G M Thompson, C S Migdal, R J Whittle
PMCID: PMC1040140  PMID: 6882719

Abstract

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.

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