The use of optical coherence tomography to determine the severity of radiation retinopathy.
Radiation retinopathy can present many years after the application of either brachytherapy or teletherapy to the head or neck. If severe, it drastically reduces visual acuity due to macular ischemia or edema. This is the first article, to the author's knowledge, to document the use of optical coherence tomography in the assessment of radiation-induced maculopathy.
Levitz
Lewis M
LM
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*