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Title: Panretinal photocoagulation for radiation-induced ocular ischemia

Abstract

We present preliminary findings on the effectiveness of panretinal photocoagulation in preventing neovascular glaucoma in eyes with radiation-induced ocular ischemia. Our study group consisted of 20 patients who developed radiation-induced ocular ischemia following cobalt-60 plaque radiotherapy for a choroidal or ciliary body melanoma. Eleven of the 20 patients were treated by panretinal photocoagulation shortly after the diagnosis of ocular ischemia, but nine patients were left untreated. In this non-randomized study, the rate of development of neovascular glaucoma was significantly lower (p = 0.024) for the 11 photocoagulated patients than for the nine who were left untreated.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
OSTI Identifier:
5716304
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Ophthalmic Surg.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 18:8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; EYES; ISCHEMIA; RADIOINDUCTION; THERAPY; MELANOMAS; RADIOTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COBALT 60; PATIENTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; SENSE ORGANS DISEASES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DISEASES; FACE; HEAD; INJURIES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; SENSE ORGANS; VASCULAR DISEASES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man

Citation Formats

Augsburger, J J, Roth, S E, Magargal, L E, and Shields, J A. Panretinal photocoagulation for radiation-induced ocular ischemia. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Augsburger, J J, Roth, S E, Magargal, L E, & Shields, J A. Panretinal photocoagulation for radiation-induced ocular ischemia. United States.
Augsburger, J J, Roth, S E, Magargal, L E, and Shields, J A. 1987. "Panretinal photocoagulation for radiation-induced ocular ischemia". United States.
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title = {Panretinal photocoagulation for radiation-induced ocular ischemia},
author = {Augsburger, J J and Roth, S E and Magargal, L E and Shields, J A},
abstractNote = {We present preliminary findings on the effectiveness of panretinal photocoagulation in preventing neovascular glaucoma in eyes with radiation-induced ocular ischemia. Our study group consisted of 20 patients who developed radiation-induced ocular ischemia following cobalt-60 plaque radiotherapy for a choroidal or ciliary body melanoma. Eleven of the 20 patients were treated by panretinal photocoagulation shortly after the diagnosis of ocular ischemia, but nine patients were left untreated. In this non-randomized study, the rate of development of neovascular glaucoma was significantly lower (p = 0.024) for the 11 photocoagulated patients than for the nine who were left untreated.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5716304}, journal = {Ophthalmic Surg.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 18:8,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}