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Cosmetic results of enucleation and/or external beam radiation therapy in 195 retinoblastoma survivors.

Daphne L MouritsDyonne T HartongBirgit I Lissenberg-WitteMachteld I BosschaH Stevie TanAnnette C Moll
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2018)
Minor late and potentially treatable effects were seen in patients with implant. Larger sized implants were associated with a higher incidence of ptosis; implant size did not affect subjective outcome with respect to volume or prosthetic motility. Treatment with EBRT had a less favourable outcome.
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