[Proliferative radiation retinopathy].
METHODS
A thirty year-old-woman that had received radiotherapy three years before for a frontal glyoma consulted because of diminished visual acuity in her left eye. Examination showed a proliferative radiation retinopathy in the left eye and non-proliferative radiation retinopathy in the right eye that was confirmed by fluorescein angiography. The patient was treated with panretinal photocoagulation, and her visual acuity remained stable.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients receiving cranial or neck radiotherapy should be followed for long periods of time because radiation retinopathy may appear many years after the treatment. Follow-up may permit early diagnosis of ischemic radiation retinopathy that can benefit from laser photocoagulation.
Servicio de Oftalmología II, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Cátedra de Oftalmología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005910:Glioma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity