Bilateral retinoblastoma: the prognosis for vision.
In the treatment of retinoblastoma careful case selection is essential. Each eye is assessed individually; the worse affected eye is no longer routinely enucleated in bilateral cases. One hundred and sixteen patients were reviewed to assess the overall visual prognosis. 50% achieved a final acuity of 6/12 or better in one eye at the age of 8 years, and 2 patients had acuities of 6/12 or better in both eyes. Various methods of treatment are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011379:Prognosis; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity