Cataracts after Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Lymphoproliferative Disease of the Ocular Adnexa.

Sawako HashimotoHiroshi YoshikawaMichiko MiyagiYoko OnishiSaiji OhgaKaori AsaiTatsuro Ishibashi

Published in: Seminars in ophthalmology (2016)

The mean interval from the start of radiation therapy to radiation-related cataract formation was 36 months and age was a significant factor affecting this interval.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
low dose
radiation induced
locally advanced
epstein barr virus
early stage
high dose
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
optic nerve
diffuse large b cell lymphoma