Outcomes of cataract surgery following radiation treatment for retinoblastoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the outcomes after cataract extraction in eyes previously treated for retinoblastoma.

Methods

We reviewed the medical records of consecutive patients treated with cataract extraction at our institution for radiation-induced cataract following retinoblastoma treatment between 1992 and 2007.

Results

Twelve eyes of 11 patients were included. The median age at diagnosis of retinoblastoma was 7.4 months. The median quiescent interval before cataract surgery was 34.6 months (range, 17-240 months). All patients underwent limbal-based extracapsular cataract extraction with scleral-tunnel wound construction. Anterior vitrectomy and posterior capsulotomy were performed in 7 eyes; an intraocular lens was placed in 10 eyes. A laser capsulotomy was subsequently p

SUBMITTER: Payne JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3033780 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature