Severe radiation retinopathy and optic neuropathy after brachytherapy for choroidal melanoma, treated by hyperbaric oxygen [15]

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1010-1012

  Gall, N ^a   Leiba, H ^b   Handzel, R ^c   Pe'er, J ^d  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; RUTHENIUM 106; STEROID;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LETTER; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETINOPATHY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 34447319379     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702820     Document Type: Letter

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