A follow-up study on keratopathy in eyes after radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)
International Eye Science
;
(12): 755-757, 2006.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-641733
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate the ocular complication after radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).METHODS:
The authors performed a previous study on keratopathy in 213 NPC patients who received first stage radiation and had at least 10 months of follow-up. These patients were categorized into three groups depending on NPC clinic stages. Rates and proportions of keratopathy occurring in these groups were compared and analyzed with Chi-square Test and Spearman rank correlation coefficient.RESULTS:
Radiation keratopathy developed in 19 patients, about 8.9% (19/213). The latency value was 3 to 30days. The effect of NPC clinic stages and radiation did on the development of keratopathy was not statistically significant (P>0.05).CONCLUSION:
The NPC clinic stages and radiation doses plays few effects on the development of keratopathy. It may play a key role that corneal nerves damage induced ocular surface diseases. It can not be excluded that individuals have different sensitivities to radiation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
International Eye Science
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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