Radiation effects on the eye. 1993

N A Janjan
Division of Radiotherapy, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

Radiation therapy can be used to maintain useful vision by avoiding enucleation to obtain local control in ocular malignancies. This can be accomplished by a variety of radiation techniques, which are prescribed according to the extent of tumor involvement. The eye can also be secondarily involved by tumors arising from adjacent structures, such as tumors of the nasopharynx, nasal cavity, and paranasal sinuses. Sophisticated radiation treatment planning must be used in either case to maximize control of disease while reducing risk for radiation sequelae. Uninvolved structures should be excluded from treatment using available treatment options that precisely localize the distribution of radiation dose. Prevention of sequelae remains the primary goal of any radiotherapy plan. Treatment of symptomatic ocular effects of radiation can range from conservative therapy with ophthalmic medications to enucleation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011878 Radiotherapy The use of IONIZING RADIATION to treat malignant NEOPLASMS and some benign conditions. Radiotherapy, Targeted,Targeted Radiotherapy,Radiation Therapy,Radiation Therapy, Targeted,Radiation Treatment,Targeted Radiation Therapy,Radiation Therapies,Radiation Therapies, Targeted,Radiation Treatments,Radiotherapies,Radiotherapies, Targeted,Targeted Radiation Therapies,Targeted Radiotherapies,Therapies, Radiation,Therapies, Targeted Radiation,Therapy, Radiation,Therapy, Targeted Radiation,Treatment, Radiation
D011879 Radiotherapy Dosage The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy. Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages
D005123 Eye The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. Eyes
D005128 Eye Diseases Diseases affecting the eye. Eye Disorders,Eye Disease,Eye Disorder
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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