Choroidal neovascular membrane in radiation retinopathy

Source: Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 34, Number 6, August 2006 , pp. 625-626(2)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Radiation retinopathy can occur years after the initial radiotherapy of the cancers of head and neck. It generally has a fulminant course, and can cause a variety of severe retinal abnormalities. Choroidal neovascularization has been rarely reported in radiation retinopathy. In this case report, a 21-year-old boy is presented who developed fulminant radiation retinopathy and choroidal neovascular membrane 4 years after receiving radiotherapy for his nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Keywords: choroidal neovascular membrane; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; radiation retinopathy; radiotherapy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01292.x

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